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Susperreguy, Maria Ines; Davis-Kean, Pamela E. – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: The current study analyzed the relation between the amount of mathematical input that preschool children hear (i.e., math talk) from their mothers in their homes and their early math ability a year later. Forty mother-child dyads recorded their naturalistic exchanges in their homes using an enhanced audio-recording device (the…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Preschool Children, Academic Achievement
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Aldhafri, Said; Alrajhi, Marwa – International Education Studies, 2014
The current study explored the effects of two teaching styles, authoritative and authoritarian, on students' mathematics motivation. The two motivational constructs examined were intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Data were collected from 425 Omani 8th grade students (males = 202/females = 223, mean age = 13.44, SD = 0.79). Through two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Styles, Student Motivation, Mathematics
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Sousa, Paula; Dias, Paulo C.; Cadime, Irene – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2017
Developmental dyscalculia is a specific learning disability that is described as a heterogeneous and persistent cognitive disorder. Given the need to detect and intervene as early as possible to minimise its effects, teachers' knowledge about symptoms, characteristics and effective intervention strategies in dyscalculia is essential. Given the…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Learning Disabilities, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Knowledge Level
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El Mouhayar, Rabih Raif; Jurdak, Murad Eid – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2013
The purpose of this paper is to explore middle school in-service mathematics teachers' ability (1) to identify and explain students' actions in pattern generalization and (2) to account for the variation in teachers' explanations of students' actions in terms of task and teachers' factors. Two questionnaires were developed: (1) a questionnaire to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Generalization, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers
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Yang, Xinrong – Learning Environments Research, 2015
This paper reports findings from a survey of how rural junior secondary school students in the western part of China perceive their mathematics classroom learning environments and associations of learning environment with their attitudes toward mathematics and mathematics achievement. Using adaptations of the widely-used What Is Happening In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Junior High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Howe, Christine; Luthman, Stefanie; Ruthven, Kenneth; Mercer, Neil; Hofmann, Riikka; Ilie, Sonia; Guardia, Paula – Research in Mathematics Education, 2015
Reflecting concerns about student attainment and participation in mathematics and science, the Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education ("epiSTEMe") project attempted to support pedagogical advancement in these two disciplines. Using principles identified as effective in the research literature (and combining these in a novel…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Numbers, Secondary School Mathematics
Chanfreau, Jenny; Tanner, Emily; Callanan, Meg; Laing, Karen; Skipp, Amy; Todd, Liz – Institute of Education - London, 2016
The aims of this working paper were to investigate whether taking part in out of school activities during primary school is linked with end of primary school attainment and social, emotional and behavioural outcomes, for all children and specifically for children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The analysis is based on the Millennium…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Primary Education, Academic Achievement, Social Development
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Lee, Chun-Hsiung; Yeh, Dowming; Kung, Regina J.; Hsu, Chin-Shan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
This study mainly investigates the factors affecting the learning effects in a blended e-Learning course for Mathematics. The research targets of this study are 48 junior high school students. After they had received traditional lessons in class as well as the accompanied e-Learning lessons, the influences of their learning portfolios and learning…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Multiple Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, Gender Differences