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Lochhead, Jack; And Others – 1985
Numerous research studies over the past five years indicate that a high percentage of college students have severe deficiencies in their ability to use mathematics as a language for representing simple quantitative relationships. In the United States these problems are nearly as common among students with strong computational skills in algebra and…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Students, Cultural Influences, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFischbein, Efraim; And Others – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990
Described is research which sought to prove the hypothesis that mental models tend to preserve their autonomy with regard to the originals they are meant to represent. The results of this investigation involving 200 Israeli students are presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Foreign Countries, Geometry, Learning Processes
Zehavi, Nurit – 1984
This study explored student mathematical activity in open problem-solving situations, derived from the work of Polya on problem solving and Skemp on intelligent learning and teaching. Assignment projects with problems for ninth-grade students were developed, whether they elicit the desired cognitive and cogno-affective goals was investigated, and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedGraeber, Anna O.; Tirosh, Dina – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1990
Described are the conceptions held by United States and Israeli students about multiplication and division that may impede their work with decimals. Included are the introduction, method, division and multiplication task results, and the implications for education and textbook development. (KR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGorodetsky, Malka; And Others – Science Education, 1986
Describes a hierarchical system of problem-solving strategies employed for the solution of a specific kind of problem about speed. Presents the results of 563 high school students tested with problems relating to distance, speed, and time. Provides a rationale for the methods used. (TW)
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education
Download full textMovshovitz-Hadar, Nitsa; Hadass, Rina – 1989
Teacher preparation curriculum at Technion--Israel Institute of Technology (Israel) includes courses intended to bridge the gap between the pure mathematics courses and those in psychology. The focus of this paper is an experimental program for one of these courses and data collected while implementing it. This is a second report on a naturalistic…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Students, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMenis, Joseph – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1991
Information on the content of the intended science curriculum, what science was actually taught by the teachers, and how that science was taught is presented. Student achievement and attitudes were assessed using tests and questionnaires. Data were obtained from teachers regarding whether the content had been taught to the students (n=657) who…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Course Content, Earth Science
