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Jum'ah, Laith – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Epistemic beliefs, epistemic cognitions, and self-regulation processes have a significant role in students' learning. Through this study, I investigated the role of mechanical engineering students' epistemic beliefs and epistemic cognitions involved in self-regulation processes while working on tasks with different difficulty levels. In this…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Cognitive Processes, Beliefs, Difficulty Level
Fernando Amaral Carnauba – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The objective of this dissertation was to explore the paradoxical nature of Combinatorics as both a difficult and accessible domain in Mathematics, particularly for K-12 students. This paradox in Combinatorics' nature raised questions about how students interact with problems in this domain and the factors influencing their understanding and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement
Steven Vincent Cobb – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The issue of low math performance, particularly in schools serving historically marginalized communities, requires immediate attention. Despite implementing various interventions, including leadership changes, curriculum updates, and hiring consultants, student achievement in math has remained stagnant at Ida B. Wells Academy (Wells). This case…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Change, Leadership Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Michael Jarry-Shore – ProQuest LLC, 2021
It may sound strange, but in today's mathematics classroom, teachers are encouraged to have students struggle. This struggle, however, is not what might come to mind upon first hearing the word. The struggle I refer to here is what researchers have termed "productive struggle," which is present when students must persevere in solving…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Difficulty Level, Mathematical Concepts
Carl Christopher Haynes-Magyar – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Novice programmers need well-designed instruction and assessment informed by research and critical perspectives to conquer the historical challenges associated with completing introductory computer programming courses successfully. These issues include high dropout and failure rates, the struggle to acquire and retain basic programming knowledge,…
Descriptors: Programming, Electronic Publishing, Books, Computer Science Education
Jennifer Goldin-Weeks – ProQuest LLC, 2024
While contemporary mathematics education literature argues that curricular resources, such as textbooks, play a significant role guiding mathematics teachers in what and how they teach, it also shows that these resources often do not do what they say they will do, nor adhere to the standards they claim to further. When it comes to the most…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Web Sites, Textbooks, Common Core State Standards
Ashley Jairam – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Struggling with mathematics is important for several reasons. According to learning theorists and empirical studies, the act of struggling can help students learn mathematics. Also, several important mathematics education documents advocate that students should engage in struggle as part of the problem-solving process. In addition, being able to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Difficulty Level
Christine Cathrine Olsen – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Teaching and learning mathematics in an elementary classroom is a complex process in negotiating a balance in encouraging participation, responding to students, making connections between interactions, and planning for upcoming interactions. In a search for instructional models and structures that support and encourage student engagement in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 5, Learner Engagement
Wendy Michelle Lewis – ProQuest LLC, 2022
National mathematics achievement results show that elementary students in the United States are not increasing in cognitive ability or critical thinking skills (NAEP, 2020). For this increase, mathematically promising students require more opportunities for cognitively demanding mathematics instruction. As a result, this descriptive study focused…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Skills, Cognitive Processes
Kathryn Elizabeth Luby – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Strategies mathematics teachers use can unintentionally have an adverse impact on student anxiety in the classroom. The purpose of the Action Research study was to investigate and strengthen strategies that mathematics teachers use to reduce student anxiety. Participants and data collected in Cycle 1 consisted of interviews and a focus group with…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Difficulty Level, Logical Thinking, Secondary School Mathematics
Leslie A. Lehner – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Design thinking is a process for solving complex problems through creative actions. There are three primary ways design thinking is being used in education today: (a) as a teaching tool, (b) as a strategy for teachers to redesign their students' learning experiences, and (c) as a tool for school leaders to design school change (Gallagher &…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Teamwork
Csikar, Liz – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of heuristics by students and gain insight into the thought process behind their problem-solving skills. The study used an adaptive narrative as the information delivery medium. An adaptive narrative was chosen because it could be designed to simulate decision making processes encountered in real…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Sciences, Heuristics, Problem Solving
Corneille, Birgitta Katarina – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study concentrated on word problems in Grades Kindergarten-3 and the application of the Standards for Mathematical Practice and the Content Standards. The study also included an analysis of focus, coherence, and rigor in the materials. The textbooks used were among the first editions to be published after the acceptance of the Common Core…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
Sevier, John N. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study examines the impact of problem posing on developmental mathematics students. Currently, students enter post-secondary institutions underprepared for college mathematics and are required to take developmental mathematics courses. Given their past challenges with mathematics, the students tend to have negative beliefs and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, College Readiness
Tikkun, Sean Richards – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study investigated the cognitive factors that impact the completion of mathematics problems, specifically algebraic-reasoning, by individuals who use tactile materials (i.e., braille) compared to those who use print materials. The inquiry investigated working memory, task time, cognitive load, efficiency, and the predictive quality of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Algebra, Problem Solving, Mathematical Logic