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Research in Mathematical Education
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Volume 13, Issue 4 - Dec 2009
Volume 13, Issue 3 - Sep 2009
Volume 13, Issue 2 - Jun 2009
Volume 13, Issue 1 - Mar 2009
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A Psychological Model Applied to Mathematical Problem Solving
Alamolhodaei, Hassan ; Farsad, Najmeh ;
Research in Mathematical Education, volume 13, issue 3, 2009, Pages 181~195
Students' approaches to mathematical problem solving vary greatly with each other. The main objective of the current study was to compare students' performance with different thinking styles (divergent vs. convergent) and working memory capacity upon mathematical problem solving. A sample of 150 high school girls, ages 15 to 16, was studied based on Hudson's test and Digit Span Backwards test as well as a math exam. The results indicated that the effect of thinking styles and working memory on students' performance in problem solving was significant. Moreover, students with divergent thinking style and high working memory capacity showed higher performance than ones with convergent thinking style. The implications of these results on math teaching and problem solving emphasizes that cognitive predictor variable (Convergent/Divergent) and working memory, in particular could be challenging and a rather distinctive factor for students.
Mathematics Teachers' Abstraction Levels and Multiple Approaches: The Case of Multiplicative and Divisibility Structure of Numbers
Unal, Hasan ;
Research in Mathematical Education, volume 13, issue 3, 2009, Pages 197~216
The purpose of this study was to investigate middle and high school mathematics teachers' levels and multiple approaches in United States practicing their abstraction levels and, different strategies and method of solutions towards given number theory problems. The mathematics teachers taking part in this study are consisted of 25 members of online graduate and undergraduate course (MAE 5641 and MAE 4813) delivered through Online Learning System called as the Blackboard (http://www.blackboard.com). Data collection methods include journal entries, written solutions to problems, the teachers' reflections on said problems, and post interviews. Data analysis was done based on [Hazzan, O. & Zazkis, R. (2005). Reducing abstraction: The case of school mathematics. Educ. Stud. Math. 58(1), 101-119]. Analysis of students' written solutions revealed that transitions among the solution methods have major effect on abstraction levels. Elevation and reducing abstraction is a dynamic process.
How to develop the ability of proof methods?
Behnoodi, Maryam ; Takahashi, Tadashi ;
Research in Mathematical Education, volume 13, issue 3, 2009, Pages 217~233
The purpose of this study is to describe how dynamic geometry systems can be useful in proof activity; teaching sequences based on the use of dynamic geometry systems and to analyze the possible roles of dynamic geometry systems in both teaching and learning of proof. And also dynamic geometry environments can generate powerful interplay between empirical explorations and formal proofs. The point of this study was to show that how using dynamic geometry software can provide an opportunity to link between empirical and deductive reasoning, and how such software can be utilized to gain insight into a deductive argument.
Korean Mathematics Adds Value to Teachers' Conceptual Understanding in the United States
Janice, Grow-Maienza ; Alberts, Scott ; Kim, Hyun-Joo ;
Research in Mathematical Education, volume 13, issue 3, 2009, Pages 235~250
Researchers at Truman State University in Missouri, located in the heartland of the United States, have been using materials adapted from the English translations of the sixth national primary mathematics curriculum from Korea for professional development and assessment with groups of Missouri teachers for the purpose of enhancing teachers' understanding of the fundamentals of mathematics since 2002 [gecKo Mathematics (2008). Korean Mathematics in American Classrooms. Edited by J. Grow-Maienza. Adapted from Korean Mathematics (2001). Kirksville, MO: Truman State University. http://kmath.truman.edu/]. A professional development initiative for 50 teachers conducted in Missouri this past year is reported here. Significant gains in teacher understanding of fundamental mathematics concepts and pedagogy necessary for student achievement in primary mathematics were found as a result of the initiative.
Method of Study Modules in Higher Mathematics Studies
Zeidmane, Anda ; Vintere, Anna ;
Research in Mathematical Education, volume 13, issue 3, 2009, Pages 251~266
Being aware of the present situation in Latvia and in whole Europe, Mathematics curriculum development is a topical issue. One of the ways how to deal with it is the application of study modules in the study process. The division of Mathematics studies in the Forms and Content Modules allows students to understand better the organization of study process of mathematics, and creates conceptual awareness of Mathematics logics and its practical application helping students to understand causal relationships and to develop cognitive skills. In the article will be present same theoretical aspects and practical experience in Latvia University of Agriculture.