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Associations between Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, and Students' Performance on Model-Eliciting Tasks: An Examination of Direct and Indirect Effects
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Sharma, Anu – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Mathematics education currently emphasizes engaging students in mathematical modeling to understand problems of everyday life and society (Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), 2010; English & Sriraman, 2010; Lesh & Zawojewski, 2007). The Common Core State Standards for mathematics also stress that high school students should…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematical Models, Self Efficacy, Learning Strategies
Knowledge and Motivation as Mediators in Mathematics Teaching Practice: The Case of Drawn Models for Fraction Arithmetic
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Jacobson, Erik; Izsák, Andrew – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2015
Past studies have suggested that in light of recent curriculum standards, many US teachers make limited use of drawn models in their mathematics instruction. To gain insight into this phenomenon, we investigated relationships between US teachers' opportunities to learn about, knowledge of, motivation for, and instructional use of drawn models for…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics
The Effect of Teacher Beliefs on Student Competence in Mathematical Modeling--An Intervention Study
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Mischo, Christoph; Maaß, Katja – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013
This paper presents an intervention study whose aim was to promote teacher beliefs about mathematics and learning mathematics and student competences in mathematical modeling. In the intervention, teachers received written curriculum materials about mathematical modeling. The concept underlying the materials was based on constructivist ideas and…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Intervention