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Wei, Lim Yi – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this action research was to identify students' errors in solving fraction number line and word problems. It also explored the effectiveness of Tik-Tok short videos in improving students' fraction understanding. Methods: The sample for this research consisted of 48 students from Form 1 at SMK SANZAC. In this study, a Check…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Nasution, Andrea Arifsyah; Lukito, Agung – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2015
In teaching proportion, the teachers usually give the students a formal formula, such as cross-multiplication, without providing them the meaning of proportionality. Thus, the students just apply it in order to solve proportional problems. However, it does not connote that they understand what proportionality means. In this paper, the authors…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills, Heuristics
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Chow, Tuck-Choy F.; Treagust, David F. – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2013
The study involved evaluating the efficacy of a conceptual change instructional programme involving cognitive conflict in (1) facilitating form 2 (grade 8) students' understanding of algebra concepts, and (2) assessing changes in students' attitudes towards learning mathematics, in a mixed quantitative-qualitative research design. The…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cognitive Processes, Conflict, Grade 8
Kiew, Su Ding; Sam, Hong Kian – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2006
In this study, the researchers developed the Web-based Probability Explorer (WPE), a mathematical microworld and investigated the effectiveness of the microworld's constructivist learning environment in enhancing the learning of probability and improving students' attitudes toward mathematics. This study also determined the students' satisfaction…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Probability, Internet