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Elien Sijmkens; Nico Scheerlinck; Mieke De Cock; Johan Deprez – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
Differential equations are an important mathematical concept used to model processes in many disciplines. However, the literature shows that students experience many difficulties when studying this topic. We investigate the effect of using context while teaching differential equations on engineering students' ability to construct and interpret…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Comparative Analysis
Sakyiwaa Boateng; Sizwe J. C. Masuku – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2025
Electricity and magnetism are fundamental areas of physics and are integral to science curricula at various educational levels. However, this area has been reported to contain several concepts that students find challenging, leading to perspectives that diverge from scientifically accepted views. This study examines the errors made by physics…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
Vegard Gjerde; Sivert Hagane – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Peer Instruction gives practice in the abstract language of physics, addresses common misconceptions among students, and is more effective than traditional lecturing. However, it is not clear what makes Peer Instruction effective nor how we might improve the method. An emerging perspective is that what makes Peer Instruction effective is how it…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Peer Teaching, Scientific Concepts, Models
Orly Barzilai; Sofia Sherman; Moshe Leiba; Hadar Spiegel – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
Data Structures and Algorithms (DS) is a basic computer science course that is a prerequisite for taking advanced information systems (IS) curriculum courses. The course aims to teach students how to analyze a problem, design a solution, and implement it using pseudocode to construct knowledge and develop the necessary skills for algorithmic…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Problem Solving, Information Systems, Algorithms
Yonghong L. McDowell – ProQuest LLC, 2021
It is common for students to make mistakes while solving mathematical problems. Some of these mistakes might be caused by the false ideas, or misconceptions, that students developed during their learning or from their practice. Calculus courses at the undergraduate level are mandatory for several majors. The introductory course of…
Descriptors: Calculus, Misconceptions, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Ekaterina Rzyankina; Frikkie George; Zach Simpson – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to digital learning materials have dramatically reduced the use of paper-based textbooks in higher education. In the field of engineering, students need a comprehensive understanding of mathematical concepts, which can be achieved through the use of e-textbooks. These digital learning materials can…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Electronic Publishing, Misconceptions, Mathematics Instruction
Lee, Chorong; Cho, Hyun Jin; Melloch, Michael R.; Levesque-Bristol, Chantal – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Although testing is used mainly for assessing student learning, a new teaching strategy called concept-point recovery (CPR) makes testing a learning opportunity for engineering students to review errors and misconceptions. CPR allows students to regain points by reviewing wrong answers and explaining the solution process to the instructor to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Error Correction
Wakhata, Robert; Balimuttajjo, Sudi; Mutarutinya, Védaste – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2023
This is an exploratory study considering instructional methods in mathematics education. The study examined misconceptions arising from selected assignments undertaken by sixty-five students. The students were attending a calculus mathematical course unit on limits of functions, in different academic areas offered at selected tertiary institutions…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Calculus
Nurwahyu, Budi; Tinungki, Georgina Maria; Mustangin – European Journal of Educational Research, 2020
The aim of this study was to identify and classify the student's concept image and its influence on the reasoning of the problem-solving of the derivative. The research used a qualitative description approach and used eight research subjects. From the answers collected upon the given problems, we obtained several variations of students' concept…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Formation, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Skills
Daniel Elford; Garth A. Jones; Simon J. Lancaster – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
Peer Instruction (PI), a student-centred teaching method, engages students during class through structured, frequent questioning, facilitated by classroom response systems. The central feature of PI is the ConcepTest, a question designed to help resolve student misconceptions around the subject content. Within our coordination chemistry PI…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation
Findley, Kelly; Lyford, Alexander – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2019
Researchers have documented many misconceptions students hold about sampling variability. This study takes a different approach--instead of identifying shortcomings, we consider the productive reasoning pieces students construct as they reason about sampling distributions. We interviewed eight undergraduate students newly enrolled in an…
Descriptors: Statistics, Thinking Skills, Misconceptions, Sampling
Ilhan, Aziz; Akin, M. Faysal – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2022
The present study aimed to analyse the context-based problem solutions of pre-service mathematics teachers, their mathematical sentences formation skills and misconceptions. Thus, the participating pre-service mathematics teachers were asked to solve context-based problems, form mathematical sentences formation, predict misconceptions that they…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Problem Solving, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
Wyrasti, Andi Fajeriani; Sa'dijah, Cholis; As'ari, Abdur Rahman; Sulandra, I. Made – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2019
The aim of this study is to investigate the misanalogical construction of undergraduate students in their cognitive conflict in doing a non-routine mathematical task. Qualitative methods were used in this research. Data were collected from 68 seventh semester undergraduate students of Mathematics Education Study Program, Universitas Negeri Malang…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Mathematics Skills
Mbus, Nokwanda P.; Luneta, Kakoma – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: Pre-service teachers (PSTs) training does not equip students with adequate skills and knowledge of geometry to enable them to teach this section of mathematics competently. Inadequate teacher knowledge of transformation geometry, in particular, requires intervention that targets PSTs' faulty reasoning displayed in errors they make.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts
Burns-Childers, Annie; Vidakovic, Draga – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2018
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into 30, first year calculus students' understanding of the relationship between the concept of vertex of a quadratic function and the concept of the derivative. APOS (action-process-object-schema) theory was applied as a guiding framework of analysis on student written work, think-aloud and follow up…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Protocol Analysis