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Jiang, Yang; Cayton-Hodges, Gabrielle A. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2023
This exploratory study investigated the behaviors and content of onscreen calculator usage by a nationally representative sample of eighth-grade students who responded to items from the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics assessment. Meaningful features were generated from the process data to infer whether students…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Problem Solving, Calculators, Mathematics Instruction
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Ozge Ersan; Burcu Parlak – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
In this study, the effect of using on-screen calculators on eighth grade students' performance on two TIMSS 2019 Problem Solving and Inquiry Tasks items considered as examples of technology-enhanced items administered on computers was examined. For this purpose, three logistic regression models were run where the dependent variables were giving a…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Technology, Grade 8, Technology Uses in Education
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Hendrickson, Thomas C.; Horn, Annemarie – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2021
This study utilized a one-group pretest-post-posttest design (Allen, 2017) to examine the effects of the Hands-On Equations system on students' abilities to solve multi-step equation problems following explicit classroom instruction on the skill. Participants consisted of four middle-school male students, all of whom received special education…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Equations (Mathematics)
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Goktepe, Sevda; Ozdemir, Ahmet Sukru – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
In recent years, the topic of integrating history to mathematics lessons in teaching-learning processes has been frequently discussed among researchers. The main aim of this study is to present an example activity which enriched with history of mathematics and to take the views of students about teaching course in this way. In addition, to create…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Case Studies
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Walcott, Crystal; Stickles, Paula R. – School Science and Mathematics, 2012
This article summarizes research conducted on calculator block items from the 2007 fourth- and eighth-grade National Assessment of Educational Progress Main Mathematics. Calculator items from the assessment were categorized into two categories: problem-solving items and noncomputational mathematics concept items. A calculator has the potential to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, National Competency Tests, Problem Solving, Calculators
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) Algebra is a one-year course covering three primary topics: (1) linear and quadratic expressions, sentences, and functions; (2) exponential expressions and functions; and (3) linear systems. Topics from geometry, probability, and statistics are integrated with the appropriate algebra.…
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Educational Technology, Probability, Algebra
Seeley, Cathy – Principal Leadership, 2004
This article addresses some important issues in mathematics instruction at the middle and secondary levels, including the structuring of a district's mathematics program; the choice of textbooks and use of calculators in the classroom; the need for more rigorous lesson planning practices; and the dangers of teaching to standardized tests rather…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education