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Boyce, Steven; Moss, Diana – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2022
We discuss the evolution of an instructional unit for supporting prospective elementary and middle grades' teachers' conceptions of fractions as measures. We first studied prospective teachers' conceptions of fractions using a task-based written assessment with discrete, linear, and circle representations. We designed an instructional unit that…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Fractions
Lai, Mun Yee; Murray, Sara – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2012
In mathematics education, there has been tension between deep learning and repetitive learning. Western educators often emphasize the need for students to construct a conceptual understanding of mathematical symbols and rules before they practise the rules (Li, 2006). On the other hand, Chinese learners tend to be oriented towards rote learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Symbols (Mathematics), Rote Learning
Kalder, Robin S. – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2012
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and numerous mathematics educators promote the combination of conceptual understanding and procedural learning in the successful instruction of mathematics. Despite this, when geometric mean is taught in a typical American geometry class, it is taught as a process only despite the many connections…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics
Kovarik, Madeline – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2010
Although mathematics is visual language of symbols and numbers it is also expressed and explained through written and spoken words. For students to excel in mathematics, they must recognize, comprehend and apply the requisite vocabulary. Thus, vocabulary instruction is as critical in content areas as it is in language arts. It is especially…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
Das, N. R.; Baruah, Karuna – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2010
This paper describes the prevailing academic scenarios of a representative group of secondary schools in Assam (India) with special references to students performance in general and mathematics performance in particular. The state of Assam is one of the economically backward regions of India and is witnessing socio-political disturbances mainly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Secondary Education