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Schreiber, Iris; Tsamir, Pessia – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2012
The paper describes a study that examined the impact of two teaching approaches "focus on correctness" and "discuss errors" on secondary students' solutions to algebraic inequalities. Two groups of 10th graders were taught by two experienced teachers, Corry and Era, who followed their different didactical beliefs about the use of errors in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 10, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Education
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Lewis, Katherine E. – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2010
When solving basic number fact problems (e.g., 4x5=20), students with mathematical learning disabilities (MLDs) make qualitatively different kinds of errors than both typically achieving and low-achieving students. This study explores the origin of these qualitative differences through a detailed analysis of one student with an MLD. Data were…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Grade 12, Multiplication