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Leikin, Mark; Tovli, Esther – Creativity Research Journal, 2014
This study examined the possible effect of bilingualism on creativity in nonmathematical and mathematical problem solving among bilingual and monolingual preschoolers. Two groups of children (M age = 71.9 months, SD = 3.6) from the same monolingual kindergartens participated in this study: 15 Russian/Hebrew balanced bilinguals and 16 native…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Creativity, Kindergarten, Preschool Children
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Prusak, Naomi; Hershkowitz, Rina; Schwarz, Baruch B. – Research in Mathematics Education, 2013
To what extent can instructional design be based on principles for instilling a culture of problem solving and conceptual learning? This is the main focus of the study described in this paper, in which third grade students participated in a one-year course designed to foster problem solving and mathematical reasoning. The design relied on five…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Geometry, Mathematics
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Kramarski, Bracha; Dudai, Vered – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This exploratory study investigated 100 Israeli 9th graders who used two different group-metacognitive support methods in online mathematical inquiry--group feedback guidance (GFG) and self-explanation guidance (SEG)--compared to a control group (CONT). The study evaluated each method's effects on students': (a) mathematical inquiry ability:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Inquiry, Problem Solving
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Bruckheimer, Maxim; Hershkowitz, Rina – Mathematics Teacher, 1977
A mathematics project promoting an exploratory approach to mathematical problems as well as an organization and application of mathematical knowledge is described. (JT)
Descriptors: Algebra, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematical Experience
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers