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Can Dynamic Activities Boost Mathematics Understanding and Metacognition? A Case Study on the Limit of Rational Functions
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Fung, Chak Him; Poon, Kin Keung – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
This study consisted of two stages. In stage A, 38 students were divided randomly into an experimental and a control group. The experimental group received lectures assisted by dynamic geometry software (DGS) and the control group received lectures using chalk and blackboard. The effects of DGS on metacognition and its components were…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Activities, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
The Initial Treatment of the Concept of Function in the Selected Secondary School Mathematics Textbooks in the US and China
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Son, Ji-Won; Hu, Qintong – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2016
In order to provide insight into cross-national differences in students' achievement, this study compares the initial treatment of the concept of function sections of Chinese and US textbooks. The number of lessons, contents, and mathematical problems were analyzed. The results show that the US curricula introduce the concept of function one year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Textbooks