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Durmus Aslan; Songül Dagaynasi; Mehmet Ceylan – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Geometric concepts are fundamental to early geometry education, and developmentally appropriate practices are crucial for teaching them to young children. Robotic coding is an effective tool in many areas of early mathematics and has significant potential in teaching geometric concepts. This study aimed to test the impact of a research-based…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Geometry, Mathematical Concepts, Robotics
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Elçin Yazici Arici; Nur Banu Yigit; Özgün Uyanik Aktulun – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2023
The research was carried out to reveal the effect of Web2.0 supported geometry activities on the geometry skills of kindergarten children. The study group of the research consisted of 61-66 months old children with normal development who attended the kindergartens affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Aydin in the 2022-2023 academic…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Kindergarten
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Serrano Corkin, Danya Marie; Ekmekci, Adem; Fisher, Alice – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2020
In response to the underrepresentation of minoritized groups employed in the computer science (CS) field, this study aims to enhance underrepresented minoritized (URM) students' motivation for CS through an intervention informed by culturally relevant pedagogy theory in a required high school mathematics course. This intervention integrated…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Disproportionate Representation, Computer Science, Employment Level
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Iskrenovic-Momcilovic, Olivera – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2020
Scratch is a tool for initial learning of programming, but also for creating educational and entertainment content, making mathematical and scientific projects, simulating and visualizing experiments. This paper examines the effectiveness of Scratch's application in mathematics, in the study of basic geometric shapes. The analysis has shown that…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
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Klemer, Anat; Rapoport, Shirley – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
This article describes the beneficial effects of an intervention program, based on the computerized Origametria program and the GeoGebra environment, for acquiring geometric concepts in the second grade. Eighty-eight second-graders, from both Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking schools, were instructed in groups by eighteen Hebrew and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Intervention
Zhang, Dake; Wang, Qiu; Ding, Yi; Liu, Jeremy Jian – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
According to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, geometry and spatial sense are fundamental components of mathematics learning. However, learning disabilities (LD) research has shown that many K-12 students encounter particular geometry difficulties (GD). This study examined the effect of an integrated object representation (IOR)…
Descriptors: Geometry, Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Spatial Ability
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Jones, V. Faye; Brown, Elizabeth Todd; Molfese, Victoria; Ferguson, Melissa C.; Jacobi-Vessels, Jill; Bertsch, Carey; Abraham, Tanya; Davis, Deborah Winders – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Objective: Children from low-income families are often not well-prepared for kindergarten entry, especially in mathematical skills. Caregivers may lack the knowledge and confidence to teach early mathematical skills. The purpose of this study was to develop a parent-child activities-based mathematics learning programme and test its acceptability…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Primary Health Care, Low Income Groups, School Readiness
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McCoach, D. Betsy; Gubbins, E. Jean; Foreman, Jennifer; Rambo, Karen E.; Rubenstein, Lisa DaVia – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
Although research on the effectiveness of differentiated and enriched instruction in improving the achievement of diverse students is still emerging, some studies suggest that students in academically diverse classrooms benefited academically from differentiated learning experiences. The primary research question explored in this study was…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics
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Zevenbergen, Robyn – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2005
Mathematics teacher education programs are designed with an intention, explicit or implicit, to produce graduates who are competent in both pedagogic knowledge and discipline knowledge. This paper explores students' experiences in coming to learn mathematics and mathematics education. Using an example from a quiz question, supplemented with…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Practicums, Teaching Experience, Teacher Education Programs