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Fagnant, Annick – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2005
This article relates to an empirical study based on the use of mathematical symbolism in problem solving, twenty-five pupils were interviewed individually at the end of grade one; each of them was asked to solve and symbolize 14 different problems. In their classical curriculum, these pupils have received a traditional education based on a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Students, Problem Solving
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Desoete, Annemie; Baten, Elke; Vercaemst, Vera; De Busschere, Ann; Baudonck, Myriam; Vanhaeke, Jennis – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
In this paper, we investigate the role of metacognitive postdiction skills, intrinsic motivation and prior proficiency in mathematics as Propensity factors within the opportunity-propensity (O-P) model of learning. We tested Belgian children from Grade 1 till 6 in January and June. The study revealed overlapping yet different predictors for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Prior Learning