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Bresock, Krista Kay – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The concept of integration appears in many different scientific fields, and students' understanding of and ability to use the definite integral in applications is important to success in their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) classes. One of the first types of application problems that students encounter is finding the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Mathematical Concepts, Calculus, Problem Solving
Julian Drake Gifford – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The use and understanding of mathematics is a crucial component of the physical sciences. Much work has been done in physics education research and science education more broadly to determine persistent difficulties with mathematics. This work has led to the development of numerous problem solving strategies aimed at helping learners approach…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement
Erickson, Elizabeth E. A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study explored the mathematical problem-solving styles of middle school and high school deaf and hard-of-hearing students and the mathematical problem-solving styles of the mathematics teachers of middle school and high school deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The research involved 45 deaf and hard-of-hearing students and 19 teachers from a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Special Education, Special Education Teachers