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Stephan, Michelle; Akyuz, Didem – Research in Mathematics Education, 2018
The main purpose of this chapter is to document the reasoning of three students, two with disabilities and one with mathematical difficulties, as they participated in and contributed to the classroom mathematical practices established by a seventh-grade class during integer instruction. The integer instructional sequence was designed to support…
Descriptors: Numbers, Students with Disabilities, Case Studies, Secondary School Mathematics
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Luneta, Kakoma, Ed. – Research in Mathematics Education, 2021
This book represents a crop of wide-ranging research conducted by renown scholars in sub-Sahara Africa revolving around mathematics teaching and professional development programs for mathematics teachers. The research-based proposals and actual how-to-conduct professional development initiatives that enhance effective mathematics instruction are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Manipulative Materials, Visualization
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Van Hoof, Jo; Lijnen, Tristan; Verschaffel, Lieven; Van Dooren, Wim – Research in Mathematics Education, 2013
Rational numbers and particularly fractions are difficult for students. It is often claimed that the "natural number bias" underlies erroneous reasoning about rational numbers. This cross-sectional study investigated the natural number bias in first and fifth year secondary school students. Relying on dual process theory assumptions that…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Reaction Time, Comparative Analysis, Fractions
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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