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Mathematics Teaching and Student Algebra and Geometry Performances in Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and US
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Nan Wu; Jian Wang – Educational Studies, 2025
Concept-based teaching is presumably more effective than popular procedure-based instruction in helping students develop conceptual understanding, an important conceptual base for mathematics teaching reforms in many countries. This study examined the extent to which this assumption is true by controlling the influences of student socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, International Assessment, Mathematics Instruction
Evaluating the Impact of Active and Experiential Learning in Mathematics: An Experimental Study on Eighth-Grade Student Outcomes
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Amalija Žakelj; Mara Cotic; Daniel Doz – Cogent Education, 2024
The present research investigates the effects of an active and experiential learning approach on eighth-grade students' mathematics achievement employing a quasi-experimental research design. A total of 231 students from four Slovenian primary schools participated in the study, with 101 students assigned to the experimental group (EG) and 130 to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Grade 8
Middle School Students' Mathematics Knowledge Retention: Online or Face-To-Face Environments
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Edwards, Clayton M.; Rule, Audrey C.; Boody, Robert M. – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Educators seek to develop students' mathematical knowledge retention to increase student efficacy in follow-on classwork, improvement of test scores, attainment of standards, and preparation for careers. Interactive visuals, feedback during problem solving, and incorporation of higher-order thinking skills are known to increase retention, but a…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Knowledge Level, Online Courses
Chromebook Access and the Impact on Smarter Balanced Achievement Levels
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Wood, Melissa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative, experimental study was to determine if there was a significant difference in 2016 Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) English language arts (ELA) writing levels and ELA overall achievement levels between 7th- and 8th-grade students with and without access to Chromebooks for at least one 46-minute period of…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Laptop Computers, Statistical Analysis, Language Arts
A Comparison of US and Korean Students' Mathematics Skills Using a Cognitive Diagnostic Testing Method: Linkage to Instruction
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Im, Seongah; Park, Hye Jin – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2010
The purposes of the present study were (a) to compare US and Korean 8th graders' mastery of knowledge and skills in the mathematics test of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 using a cognitive diagnostic testing method and (b) to find links between teachers' instruction and students' mastery of mathematics…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Eighth-Grade Mathematics in U.S. Schools: A Report from the Second International Mathematics Study.
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McKnight, Curtis C.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
Information is provided on results from the Second International Mathematics Study conducted in 1981-82 in 236 eighth-grade classrooms in the United States. Content taught, teacher characteristics, types of instruction, attitudes, knowledge, and comparisons with students in other countries are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Calculators, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment