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Download full textDoyle, Kathleen M.; Dias, Olen; Kennis, James R.; Czarnocha, Bronislaw; Baker, William – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2016
One of the many roles of two year community colleges in the United States is to bridge the gap between secondary school and college for students who graduate from high school with weak mathematics skills that prevent them from enrolling in college level mathematics courses. At community colleges remedial or developmental mathematics courses review…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Role, Mathematics Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs
Direct linkCollen, Mary Helen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Reciprocal teaching, a social constructivist instruction method, was explored in this study on the mathematical word problem solving skills of fifth grade students in two elementary schools within a suburban school district in upstate New York. Eighty-five students in four intact classes participated in this mixed methods study. Using a…
Descriptors: Reciprocal Teaching, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Danesi, Marcel – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
Word problems in mathematics seem to constantly pose learning difficulties for all kinds of students. Recent work in math education (for example, [Lakoff, G. & Nunez, R. E. (2000). "Where mathematics comes from: How the embodied mind brings mathematics into being." New York: Basic Books]) suggests that the difficulties stem from an…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics), Figurative Language, Content Analysis
van Garderen, Delinda – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2008
A random sample of middle school special education teachers from various classroom settings completed a survey asking them about what instructional practices and materials they used to teach students with disabilities how to solve word problems, how much time they allocated to problem solving instruction, and what type of problems they gave their…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Transfer of Training, Problem Solving, Special Education Teachers
Golden, Margaret – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2007
The author describes 10 classroom activities that are designed to promote reading comprehension and organizational skills in the context of solving math problems. These lessons help students to clarify the information within math problems, identify what operations are necessary, and express their solutions more accurately and precisely. A…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
Kabasakalian, Rita – Teachers College Record, 2007
Background/Context: The theoretical framework of the paper comes from research on problem solving, considered by many to be the essence of mathematics; research on the importance of oral language in learning mathematics; and on the importance of the teacher as the primary instrument of learning mathematics for most students. As a nation, we are…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Oral Language, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Rule, Audrey C.; Hallagan, Jean E. – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to describe elementary preservice teachers' difficulties with understanding algebraic generalizations that were set in an authentic context. Fifty-eight preservice teachers enrolled in an elementary mathematics methods course participated in the study. These students explored and practiced with authentic, hands-on…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Word Problems (Mathematics), Preservice Teachers, Performance Based Assessment
