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M. Qoyum Zuhriawan; Purwanto; Susiswo; Sukoriyanto; Siti Faizah – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2024
Students' understanding of negative integers is an important aspect of learning mathematics as it is a requirement for learning broader mathematical concepts. The purpose of this research is to explore students' initial perceptions in understanding negative integers on a number line. This descriptive exploratory qualitative research was conducted…
Descriptors: Numbers, Number Concepts, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes
Ian Thomas Carle – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate the implementation of a researcher-created numberless word problem instructional unit designed to introduce second-grade students to word problems in the semantic category of "compare with the word more, smaller unknown." The 10-day instructional unit incorporated three elements:…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Numbers, Grade 2, Elementary School Mathematics
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Er, Zübeyde – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2023
One of the reasons why students fail in mathematics courses is that the problems used in the lessons are abstract. In this context, it is important to embody the problems used in the lessons. Fermi problems are open-ended problems, a type of problem that reflects real-life situations that are solved by making a series of predictions. In the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Relevance (Education), Preservice Teacher Education
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Yorulmaz, Alper; Dogan, Midrabi Cihangir – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2022
In the current study, it is aimed to determine the activities that need to be done to eliminate the mistakes made by primary school fourth grade students in multiplication and division operations and to present solution suggestions for eliminating these mistakes. The study employed action research, one of the qualitative research methods. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4
Powell, Sarah R.; Urrutia, Vanessa Y.; Berry, Katherine A.; Barnes, Marcia A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2022
In mathematics, the expectation to set up and solve word problems emerges as early as kindergarten; however, many students who experience mathematics difficulty (MD) and dual-language learners often present with specific challenges in this area. To investigate why these populations experience word-problem difficulty, we examined the word, problem…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Problems
Powell, Sarah R.; Urrutia, Vanessa Y.; Berry, Katherine A.; Barnes, Marcia A. – Grantee Submission, 2022
In mathematics, the expectation to set up and solve word problems emerges as early as kindergarten; however, many students who experience mathematics difficulty (MD) and dual-language learners often present with specific challenges in this area. To investigate why these populations experience word-problem difficulty, we examined the word, problem…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Problems