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Yong, Bob Chui Seng – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2012
This study investigated the thinking styles of high achievers and normal achievers and examined whether the thinking styles based on Sternberg's (1988, 1997) theory of mental self-government could predict their achievement in science. The sample consisted of 145 high achievers in Year 7 classes from a Science school and 242 normal achievers in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Females
Chinnappan, Mohan – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2004
The quality of knowledge underlying students' algebraic thinking is a major concern of K-12 mathematics teaching and reform-driven curriculum documents. In this paper the author examines this issue by characterizing a group of high school students' algebraic knowledge and patterns of use of that knowledge during the solution of selected problems.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Secondary School Mathematics, Graphs