Developing mathematics proficiency requires an understanding of mathematics vocabulary. Although previous research has developed several measures of mathematics vocabulary at different grade levels, no study focused solely on fraction vocabularies. We developed and tested a measure of fraction vocabulary for students in Grade 4 to determine the…

Elementary (5 [approximately] 11 years old) students with mathematics difficulties often struggle with word-problem solving. This systematic review and network meta-analysis aimed to examine the comparative effectiveness of various instructional strategies and their combinations for improving word-problem solving skills in this population. We…

In this paper, drawing on semi-structured interviews with generalist teachers of year-one children in England and Sweden, we examine comparatively the influence of the intended curriculum (teachers in both countries work within mandated national curricula) and the received curriculum (the collectively assumed efficacious practices and goals handed…

The Getting Ready in Numeracy (GRIN) program supports underachieving students by preparing them for upcoming mathematics lessons through small-group tutoring. While prior research suggests positive outcomes, student perspectives remain underexplored. This study thematically analyses responses from 311 GRIN participants (Year levels 1-9) on…

This study investigates the impact of the Imagine Math program, a digital supplemental learning solution, on math achievement. The research compares the performance of students who used the program with those who did not. Results indicate that users experienced, on average, a statistically significant improvement in their math performance.…

This study provides validity evidence supporting the interpretation of scores from the Mathematics Vocabulary Self-Efficacy Scale (MVSES), guided by the five sources of validity described in the "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" (AERA, APA, & NCME, 2014). A sample of 435 Chinese fourth-grade students participated…

Background/purpose: Rapid developments in educational technology have led to the emergence of educational robots that serve as interactive tools aimed at enhancing active learning and stimulating students' thinking and problem-solving skills. The study aimed to evaluate teachers' perspectives on the use of educational robots in teaching…

The connection between spatial reasoning and mathematics learning and pedagogy in primary school children has been the subject of an increasing number of studies in recent years. There has been no comprehensive analysis, however, of how studies based on spatial reasoning interventions may lead to improvements in students' mathematics learning in…

In Japan during the 1980s, there was an interesting debate about how to teach the area of a parallelogram effectively to primary school children. Yutaka Saeki criticized the standard method, which relies on a cut-and-paste procedure. He argued that the standard method inevitably failed to convince children because it does not provide any cogent…

This study examines how preservice elementary mathematics teachers create patterns, write pattern problems, and prepare and apply lesson plans on this topic. In this context, five preservice elementary mathematics teachers who were in the final semester of their undergraduate education volunteered to participate in this research. The study was…

This article draws on the simple context of a two animal farm to create an engaging and mathematically meaningful problem solving task for students. It aims to encourage students to think systematically and to present their findings methodically. The task is structured sequentially, making it suitable for primary school students from Year 1 to…

Game-based learning has received increasing attention in recent years as it could help improve pupils' motivation, self-efficacy, and achievement. Technological innovations like learning analytics (LA) and GBL offer pedagogical support for teachers. GBL could significantly support pupils' learning as a learning approach compared to conventional…

This study aims to assess and compare--at the national and regional sizes--mathematical knowledge for teaching of pre-service elementary mathematics teachers (PEMTs). Participants of the study were composed of 1,367 preservice teachers selected among 21 universities in 12 regions of Turkey. Mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT)test, which were…

Textbooks have always played an important role in mathematics education. Textbook tasks are widely used by students, so it is important to examine their requirements in order to identify the opportunities students have to learn mathematics. Publishers now produce both printed and digital versions of textbooks. While the requirements of the tasks…

Understanding of the equal sign is associated with early algebraic competence in the elementary grades and equation-solving success in middle school. Thus, it is important to find ways to build foundational understanding of the equal sign as a relational symbol. Past work promoted a conception of the equal sign as meaning "the same as".…