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Booth, Julie L.; Begolli, Kreshnik N.; McCann, Nicholas – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
The present study examines the effectiveness of incorporating worked examples with prompts for self-explanation into a middle school math textbook. Algebra 1 students (N = 75) completed an equation-solving unit with reform textbooks either containing the original practice problems or in which a portion of those problems were converted into…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Prompting, Middle School Students, Textbooks
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Heemsoth, Tim; Heinze, Aiso – Journal of Experimental Education, 2016
Thus far, it is unclear how students can learn most effectively from their own errors. In this study, reflections on the rationale behind self-made errors are assumed to enhance knowledge acquisition. In a field experiment with pre/post/follow-up design, the authors practiced fractions with 174 seventh- and eighth-grade students who were randomly…
Descriptors: High School Students, Reflection, Error Patterns, Error Correction
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Akyüz, Gözde – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The goal of this study was to determine the mathematics achievement level in basic numeracy and algebra concepts of students in a two-year program in a technical vocational school of higher education and determine the errors that they make in these topics. The researcher developed a diagnostic mathematics achievement test related to numeracy and…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Algebra, Vocational Schools, Two Year Colleges