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Laurens, Theresia; Kempa, Rudolf; Serpara, Henderika – Online Submission, 2020
Ethnomatemics-based mathematics concept implementation can be carried out through constructivism-based learning such as realistic mathematics, problem-based and learning with a scientific approach. This research purpose to explore the form of ethnomatemics on the woven cabbage leaves of the Tutuwaru community and analyze the process of…
Descriptors: Handicrafts, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
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Hijada, Maximo V., Jr.; Dela Cruz, Melodina L. – Online Submission, 2022
This study was conducted to determine the degree of relationship that exists between learners' level of comprehension and solving skills on mathematical word problems of grades four to six learners in Kang-iras Elementary School. It attempted to establish a relationship between the learners' level of comprehension and solving skills. This research…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Correlation, Elementary School Students
Sitrava, Reyhan Tekin; Isik, Ahmet – Online Submission, 2018
The purpose of this case study is to examine the problems that prospective primary school teachers posed related to the basic mathematical operations with whole numbers and to determine their problem posing abilities. The data was collected from seventy-two prospective primary school teachers through the Semi-Structured Problem Posing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Problem Solving
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Charitaki, Garyfalia; Baralis, Georgios; Polycronopoulou, Stavroula; Lappas, Dionyssios; Soulis, Spyridon-Georgios – Online Submission, 2015
Aims: Through this qualitative approach we intent to investigate the existence of patterns in errors that children with Down's syndrome make while counting. Study Design: The current study can be described as descriptive correlational, while we are also trying to extract data through qualitative analysis. Place and Duration of Study: In the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Down Syndrome, Difficulty Level, Numeracy
McLaughlin, Meghan – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to share the results of a fourteen-week study that focused on the effects of teaching mathematics instruction with the implementation of manipulatives in an elementary classroom. Students that fill our classrooms deserve the opportunity to use manipulatives to help them grasp all the different concepts that are taught…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 4, Mathematics Instruction, Manipulative Materials
Fredua-Kwarteng, E.; Ahia, Francis – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to offer three alternatives to patterns or visualization used to justify division of fraction "algorithm" invert and multiply". The three main approaches are historical, similar denominators and algebraic, that teachers could use to justify the standard algorithm of division of fraction. The historical approach uses…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics, Arithmetic, Algebra
Campbell, Stephen R.; Cimen, O. Arda; Handscomb, K. – Online Submission, 2009
A widely recognized concern in elementary school mathematics education is that teachers' understanding of the mathematical curricular content generally appears quite fragmented, sparsely connected, and procedurally oriented. This pilot study applies methods of educational neuroscience to investigate and improve preservice teachers' learning and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Numbers
Battle, Toni S. – Online Submission, 2007
Manipulatives are the way to our future and the way to new knowledge. No matter where we turn or what we do, we as a society are using some form of manipulative in our lives. Mathematics is changing all of the time from basic arithmetic to basic calculus. Therefore, children in today's classroom deserve to have that extra tool to help them grasp…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Manipulative Materials, Teaching Methods