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Bahadir, Elif – Online Submission, 2017
Developments in mathematics education tend to emphasize mathematics teaching with the help of activities that will allow the students to create these concepts rather than to make them memorize mathematical rules. The purpose of this study is to analyze the applicability of the application of multiplication with fingers developed by the researcher.…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Visualization
Teodosiev, Teodosi; Nachev, Anatoli – Informatics in Education, 2012
This paper discusses some difficulties in teaching introductory courses to programming, paying particular attention to their mathematical nature. We consider some aspects, which have not been commented in detail in textbooks and often neglected by course outlines and schedules. Some of these are constructing complex conditions, exceeding array…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Programming, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
McMaster, Kirby; Sambasivam, Samuel; Blake, Ashley – Information Systems Education Journal, 2012
In this research, we examine how problem solving frameworks differ between Mathematics and Software Development. Our methodology is based on the assumption that the words used frequently in a book indicate the mental framework of the author. We compared word frequencies in a sample of 139 books that discuss problem solving. The books were grouped…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Models, Computer Software, Mathematics
Flores, Alfinio; Cauto, Kevin M. – Mathematics Teacher, 2012
This article will describe two activities in which students conduct experiments with random numbers so they can see that having at least one repeated birthday in a group of 40 is not unusual. The first empirical approach was conducted by author Cauto in a secondary school methods course. The second empirical approach was used by author Flores with…
Descriptors: Probability, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Guan, Tay Eng – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2011
The famous Birthday Problem is a staple in introductory probability texts and can be stated as follows: What is the probability that at least two persons from "n" randomly chosen persons have the same birthday? In this article, the author suggests an adaptation of the birthday problem which can be repeated in class until the full effect…
Descriptors: Probability, Class Activities, Computation, Problem Solving
Seldon, James R.; Tsigaris, Peter – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
In this paper we examine the ultimatum game's income distribution and efficiency implications and modify the game to investigate the impact of re-distributional policies imposed on the parties.
Descriptors: Income, Investigations, Financial Policy, Educational Games
Santos-Trigo, Manuel; Reyes-Rodriguez, Aaron – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2011
To what extent does the use of computational tools offer teachers the possibility of constructing dynamic models to identify and explore diverse mathematical relations? What ways of reasoning or thinking about the problems emerge during the model construction process that involves the use of the tools? These research questions guided the…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Secondary School Teachers, Computation, Teaching Methods
Fazio, Lisa; Siegler, Robert – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2011
Students around the world have difficulties in learning about fractions. In many countries, the average student never gains a conceptual knowledge of fractions. This research guide provides suggestions for teachers and administrators looking to improve fraction instruction in their classrooms or schools. The recommendations are based on a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Teaching Methods, Numbers
Brown, Simon – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2009
Many students have some difficulty with calculations. Simple dimensional analysis provides a systematic means of checking for errors and inconsistencies and for developing both new insight and new relationships between variables. Teaching dimensional analysis at even the most basic level strengthens the insight and confidence of students, and…
Descriptors: Computation, Units of Study, Teaching Methods, Fundamental Concepts

Domb, Cyril; Offenbacher, Elmer L. – American Journal of Physics, 1978
Proposes a method for solving a diffusion equation by a random-walk approximation technique which utilizes the complex intergration method of steepest descent. (SL)
Descriptors: College Science, Computation, Higher Education, Instruction

Philipp, Randolph A. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1996
Encourages teachers to allow opportunities for students to present alternative algorithms, whether the students invent them or learn them, then lead a discussion about the meaning of the operations with the goal of students understanding why the algorithm works. Teachers with students of similar racial and ethnic backgrounds should encourage the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Elementary Education, Mathematical Applications
Bestgen, Barbara; Reys, Robert – Instructor, 1982
Basic strategies for developing computational estimation skills are: (1) the front-end strategy, focusing on the front-end digits of the numbers; (2) the rounding strategy, rounding the original numbers to more manageable numbers; (3) the compatible number strategy, changing the original numbers to ones more similar and more manageable; and (4)…
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematical Applications

Cawley, John F. – Remedial and Special Education, 2002
This article makes the case for an alternative type of mathematics instruction for students with disabilities using multiplication. It explains how educators can skip addition and subtraction in computation instruction and start with multiplication by controlling for two elements: counting through 10 and place value. Word problems are also…
Descriptors: Computation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Applications

Yeshurun, Shraga – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Provides a discussion and an example of a problem which occurs in mathematical contests or entrance examinations and deals with the question of the magnitude of exponentials. Includes additional illustrative examples. (RT)
Descriptors: Computation, Exponents (Mathematics), Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts

Carr, Karen D. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
A teacher describes a banking unit used in a sixth-grade mathematics class. Students learned the value of money by receiving a pretend paycheck for their chosen occupation and paying weekly, monthly, and annual bills. (MP)
Descriptors: Banking, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education