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Dyrvold, Anneli – Research in Mathematics Education, 2020
Tackling mathematics tasks often involves reading and interpreting different semiotic resources such as natural language (words), mathematical notation, and images. This study aims to enhance knowledge of how meaning relations, in the form of "cohesive ties" between and within different semiotic resources, are related to how difficult it…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Mathematics Instruction, Difficulty Level, Mathematics Tests
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Cooper, Kristy S. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
This case study analyzes how and why student engagement differs across 581 classes in one diverse high school. Factor analyses of surveys with 1,132 students suggest three types of engaging teaching practices--connective instruction, academic rigor, and lively teaching. Multilevel regression analyses reveal that connective instruction predicts…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, High School Students, Learner Engagement, Regression (Statistics)
Chick, Helen L., Ed.; Vincent, Jill L., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
The first volume of the 29th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education contains plenary lecture and research forum papers as listed below. Short oral communications papers, poster presentations, brief summaries of discussion groups, and working sessions are also included in the volume. The plenary…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary School Mathematics, Semiotics, Mathematics Education