scholarly journals Learning Scenario to Promote Comprehension of the Meaning of Subtraction

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 757
Author(s):  
Ricardo Silva ◽  
Fernando Martins ◽  
Cecília Costa ◽  
José Cravino ◽  
Joaquim Bernardino Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modelling ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Virtual Manipulatives ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Connections ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Principles Of Design ◽  
Support Students

The integration of virtual manipulatives in classroom practices facilitates student learning processes. For this, the teacher must understand how to support students in establishing mathematical connections between the manipulation and their interpretations of the representations. We present a learning scenario that integrates the use of virtual manipulatives in mathematical modelling tasks. It was designed and implemented during initial teacher training, with the aim of helping a group of first-year elementary school students to overcome difficulties identified in their comprehension of the meaning of subtraction. The research, following the principles of design-based research, included three distinct moments: an individual written pre-test, an intervention phase with six micro-cycles, and an individual written post-test. The analysis of the collected data—audio, screen recordings, and written productions—allowed us to identify the most influential structural characteristics of the learning scenario: mathematical communication, collaborative learning, self-regulation, and co-regulation of learning. Our results suggest that differentiated instruction, minimal guidance, and scaffolding played an important role in the support provided by the pre-service teacher to students in the mathematical modelling activities that integrated virtual manipulatives.

scholarly journals Kjønnsforskjeller i motivasjon, læringsstrategibruk og selvregulering i naturfag

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyvind Elstad ◽  
Are Turmo
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Teacher Behaviors ◽  
First Year ◽  
General Science ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Strategy Use ◽  
Students Attitudes

The Norwegian school reform “Knowledge Promotion”, implemented from 2006 onwards, focuses on the schools’ responsibilities for fostering student learning strategies. This article reports from an empirical study of high school students’ motivation, learning strategy use and self-regulation in science. An extensive questionnaire was administered to 532 students in five high schools in Oslo. The students (16-17 year olds) attended the first year of the 3-year academic specialization program, where they take a compulsory general science course. The questionnaire also asked the students about their science teacher’s behaviors and about student-teacher interactions. The relationships between teacher behaviors and students’ attitudes and habits are studied in the article. The results show several distinct gender differences. For example, the girls report using memorization strategies more than the boys do in science, while boys emphasize elaboration strategies and critical thinking more.

scholarly journals Fostering Passion Among First Year Engineering Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34
Author(s):  
Quamrul H. Mazumder ◽  
Mary Jo Finney
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Students ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Post Test

Engineering is a complex field of study.  Declining enrollment in engineering programs in the United States is of concern and understanding the various factors that contribute to this decline is in order.   Fostering a higher level of student engagement with the content may foster passion towards engineering which could increase academic competency as well as sustained interest in remaining in the profession.  This study examined the role of passion toward engineering content on students’ overall academic performance in an introductory course taught to university and high school students.  A pre-test, post-test, weekly surveys and periodic classroom observation measured levels of passion in the student, classmates, and professor. Mid-semester feedback prompted the professor to adjust his teaching for the purpose of infusing greater student passion towards the content. Results suggest that student passion in both settings fluctuated widely from week to week perhaps due to variable interest in the specific topic.  Overall, high school students’ level of passion remained more stable than that of university students and they performed better academically. Among university students, higher passion was not linked to higher academic performance.  Professor’s passion was highly valued by students though it did not increase their own passion.  

scholarly journals Fostering mathematical modelling competency of South African engineering students: which influence does the teaching design have?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Durandt ◽  
Werner Blum ◽  
Alfred Lindl
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modelling ◽  
South African ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
First Year ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Mixed Regression ◽  
Entrance Test ◽  
Independent Work

AbstractThis paper reports on empirical results about the influence of two different teaching designs on the development of tertiary students’ modelling competency and attitudes towards modelling. A total of 144 first year engineering students were exposed to a diagnostic entrance test, a modelling unit consisting of five lessons with ten tasks, enframed by a pre- and a post-test, and at the end a questionnaire on attitudes towards mathematical modelling. Similar to the German DISUM study, in the modelling unit, one group of participants followed an independence-oriented teaching style, aiming at a balance between students’ independent work and teacher’s guidance, while two other groups were taught according to a more traditional teacher-guided style. Linear mixed regression models were used to compare pre- and post-test results. The results show that all groups had significant learning progress, although there is much room for further improvement, and that the group taught according to the independence-oriented design had the biggest competency growth. In addition, this group exhibited more positive attitudes than the other groups in five of six attitudinal aspects.

Using the VA Framework to Teach Algebra to Middle School Students With High-Incidence Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 016264342110193
Author(s):  
Erin K. Bone ◽  
Emily C. Bouck ◽  
John P. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Functional Relation ◽  
Virtual Manipulatives ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Numbers ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
One Step ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
Multiple Probe ◽  
Support Students

Algebra is considered by many to be a gateway to higher-level mathematics and eventual economic success yet students with and without disabilities often struggle to develop algebra skills. This study builds on the limited understanding of how virtual manipulatives support students with disabilities in the area of algebra by investigating their use within the virtual-abstract (VA) framework. Using a multiple probe across behaviors, replicated across participant design, researchers found a functional relation between the VA framework and student algebraic learning. Mathematical behaviors based on grade-level curriculum included: one-step equations with positive and negative numbers, two-step equations with positive numbers, and two-step equations with positive and negative numbers. All three seventh-grade students with high-incidence disabilities improved their performance on each of the three algebra behaviors during intervention, and all participants maintained their accuracy after intervention, as compared to baseline to maintenance. Detailed results and their implications for practice are discussed further.

scholarly journals A calculus student’s understanding of graphical approach to the derivative through quantitative reasoning

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aytug Ozaltun-Celik
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modelling ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Quantitative Reasoning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Instantaneous Rate ◽  
Graphical Approach ◽  
Global View ◽  
Concept Of Function ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Mental Actions

The concept of derivative is used in many areas including applied problems and requiring mathematical modelling in different disciplines. One of the most important approaches for teaching the derivative is to support students in visualizing the concept. Also, it is necessary to shift researchers and teachers’ focuses to students’ dynamic mental actions while learning derivative in order to conduct effective teaching process. With this necessity, I focused on the perspective of quantitative reasoning related to the graphical approach to the derivative. This study aims to reveal a calculus student’s mental actions related to the graphical approach to the derivative. The data were collected from a first-year calculus student engaged in the task requiring graphical interpretation of the derivative. Results showed that the student’s understanding of the slope shaped her inferences about the tangent line because the quantity of ratio is prior knowledge for learning the instantaneous rate of change. Besides, as the student had the idea of correspondence related to the concept of function, she had difficulties in interpreting the global view of the derivate. This result suggests that having global view of the derivative requires a strong understanding of function and rate.

scholarly journals The Effect of Using Integrated Education on Cognitive Achievement and Survival of the Effect of Learning for First Year Secondary School Students in Chemistry(1)Experimental Research on High School Students Safia Bint Abdulmutallab, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: أثر استخدام التعليم المدمج على التحصيل المعرفي في مادة الكيمياء (1) وبقاء أثر التعلم لدى طالبات الصف الأول ثانوي؛ بثانوية صفية بنت عبد المطلب بجدة

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Obidullah AbuZaherah
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Cognitive Achievement ◽  
First Year ◽  
Experimental Sample ◽  
School Students ◽  
Integrated Education ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed to know the impact of using integrated education on cognitive achievement and the survival effect of learning for first year secondary school students in chemistry (1). To achieve this goal, the researcher used the experimental method, where 3 experimental samples and 4 control officers were selected. In the post-test as well as in the postponed test for the benefit of the experimental sample and in the light of these results the researcher recommended the need to adopt integrated education in public education and the education of older women and special needs and provide the appropriate environment for its application

Effectiveness of Using Thinking Maps Through the Edmodo Network to Develop Achievement and Mathematical Connections Skills Among Middle School Students

10.28945/4681 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 001-034
Author(s):  
Mansour Saleh Alabdulaziz ◽  
Ali Alhammadi
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Thinking Maps ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Connections ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Aim/Purpose: This research aimed to measure the effectiveness of using thinking maps through the Edmodo network to develop achievement and mathematical connections skills among middle school students. Background: One of the most important and major problems in education is reduced levels of academic achievement among students generally and in mathematics specifically. This is having a negative impact on academic outcomes. As mentioned in statement of the problem, several studies have identified weaknesses in academic achievement in mathematics. The results and recommendations of previous studies have referred to the effectiveness of thinking maps in developing numerous variables. Previous studies have identified weaknesses in mathematical connections skills. No Arabic studies have addressed the effectiveness of thinking maps through the Edmodo network in developing achievement and mathematical connections skills among middle school students. Methodology: The participants were a purposive sample of 102 second-year middle school students. These were divided into two groups: experimental (n = 49) and control (n = 53). To achieve the research objectives, the experimental approach in its quasi-experimental design was adopted with (pre-post) measurement for both groups. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Contribution: This study added information to the literature on the effectiveness of the thinking maps strategy through the Edmodo network in developing achievement and mathematical connections skills. Devising a modern teaching strategy to help students solve mathematical problems and thus can be generalized to various fields of life. This also the first study on this subject in Saudi Arabia. Findings: The results showed there was a significant difference between the mean post-test scores of the experimental and control groups on the achievement test in favor of the experimental group. Additionally, there was a significant difference between the mean post-test scores of the experimental and control groups on the mathematical connections skills test in favor of the experimental group. There was also a positive correlation between the development of achievement and mathematical connections skills among middle school students who used thinking maps through the Edmodo network. Recommendations for Practitioners: At a practice level, holding courses and training workshops for middle school mathematics teachers that include training on how to use modern learning models enhanced with technology, including the thinking Maps strategy, in the mathematics curriculum. Preparing guidelines for middle school mathematics teachers on how to use Thinking Maps via the Edmodo Network and how to train students in its use. Recommendation for Researchers: Further research is needed to study the Effectiveness of the Thinking Maps strategy via the Edmodo network on developing achievement and mathematical connections skills in other subjects and at different educational stages. Impact on Society: Our findings encourage teachers and educational supervisors to adopt the use of thinking maps on learning platforms for mathematics teaching as an effective method for developing achievement and mathematical connections skills. Benefiting from the applications and experiences of developed countries who have used e-learning in teaching curricula in order to keep pace with contemporary developments. Future Research: Future studies could be extended to identify the effectiveness of maps of strategic thinking across Edmodo network variables within other subsidiaries, such as mathematical communication, creative thinking, mathematical proof, mind habits, and so on. Assess the effectiveness of play-based learning strategies via the Edmodo network in developing achievement and mathematical connection skills. Conduct a study that measures teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward using the Thinking Maps strategy via the Edmodo network. Assessing the effectiveness of using the Thinking Maps strategy via an Edmodo network in achieving and developing creative skills among secondary school students.

scholarly journals Emotional Self-Regulation through Introjective Practices in Physical Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolors Cañabate ◽  
Mónica Santos ◽  
David Rodríguez ◽  
Teresa Serra ◽  
Jordi Colomer
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Emotional Attention ◽  
Mood Scale ◽  
Individual Self

This study analyzed emotional self-regulation in relation to K-9 and K-10 school children’s emotional intelligence defined on three dimensions: Emotional attention, clarity of feelings, and emotional repair. The objective was to analyze the students’ perceptions of skills and capacities that promoted the awareness of emotions when performing introjective motor practices, i.e., motor skill exercises in which the inner logic provokes a process of sensorial self-awareness and psychosomatic balance. A total of 90 fourth-year primary school students from four different schools participated in the study and a reduced version of the Trait-Meta Mood Scale (TMMS) questionnaire was used to measure students’ individual self-regulation. First, pre- and post-test results showed significant differences with a 20.1% improvement in the three dimensions of intrapersonal emotional attention (emotional attention, clarity of feeling, and emotional repair) after having performed a set of in-class introjective practices. Second, while there were no significant differences between the boys and girls during the pre-test, significant changes—an 8.1% difference—were found in the post-test results for girls.

Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Android untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Kognitif Siswa

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Dian Puspita Eka Putri
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Multimedia Learning ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Increase Student Achievement ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Test Result

This study aims to review  the effectiveness of using android-based multimedia learning  to improve achievement cognitive learning outcome of students. The research method is the analysis of field studies. The focus in this research is Multimedia which can influence cognitive learning outcomes of students. data obtained in this study from the literature and direct field observations. The research subjects were high school students in Yogyakarta. The result of analysis and discussion of research indicate that there is the influence of multimedia learning to increase student achievement, which is indicated by increasing post-test result  than before  not using multimedia learning. Posttest value is greater than pretest.

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