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Alfaro, Helen; Joutsenlahti, Jorma – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2020
The study of mathematics at the university level requires logical thinking and strong mathematical skills. Contemporary first-year students are not prepared for these demands and end up failing their courses. This study aims to present an instrument for enhancing mathematics teaching and promoting learning with understanding in higher education by…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Engineering Education, Calculus
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Joutsenlahti, Jorma; Kulju, Pirjo – Education Sciences, 2017
The purpose of this study is to present a multimodal languaging model for mathematics education. The model consists of mathematical symbolic language, a pictorial language, and a natural language. By applying this model, the objective was to study how 4th grade pupils (N = 21) understand the concept of division. The data was collected over six…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Arithmetic, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students