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Elmira Saparbayeva; Marzhan Abdualiyeva; Yerlan Torebek; Nurlibay Madiyarov; Abay Tursynbayev – Cogent Education, 2024
This study investigated the impact of integrating design-technological activities on developing mathematical competencies among construction engineering students. A mixed methods approach compared curriculum delivery with and without digital tools across universities in Kazakhstan and Turkey. First, semi-structured interviews of faculty provided…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction, Competence, Construction Industry
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Refugio, Craig N.; Galleto, Patrick G.; Torres, Ruel – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
The investigation attempted to find out the competence evidence among the grade 9 mathematics teachers in the secondary schools of Dumaguete City, Philippines. Survey and correlational methods of research were employed with the aid of questionnaire-checklist to profile the teachers' number of years in teaching Mathematics, training and seminars…
Descriptors: Competence, Grade 9, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Brockmann-Behnsen, Dirk; Rott, Benjamin – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
We report on a long-term study which was executed in a German secondary school with 128 eights graders (ages 14 to 15) in four different classes. Two of these classes served as control groups. The mathematics lessons of the other two classes (treatment groups) were frequently enriched by distinguished phases in which structured argumentation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Grade 8, Persuasive Discourse
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Díaz, Verónica; Poblete, Alvaro – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
This paper describes part of a research and development project carried out in public elementary schools. Its objective was to update the mathematical and didactic knowledge of teachers in two consecutive levels in urban and rural public schools of Region de Los Lagos and Region de Los Rios of southern Chile. To that effect, and by means of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Public Schools
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Andrews, Paul; Xenofontos, Constantinos – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2015
In this article, we analyse the problem-solving-related beliefs, competence and classroom practice of three Cypriot upper-primary teachers. Data derived from semi-structured interviews focused on teachers' beliefs about the nature of mathematical problems, problem-solving, and their competence as both problem-solvers and teachers of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Teacher Competencies, Elementary School Teachers
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Münch, Richard – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background: The PISA study (assessing the competences of 15-year-old students in their mother tongue, in mathematics and in natural sciences) deals with the benchmarking of the OECD member states when it comes to meeting globally defined educational standards. Transnational educational experts now form the most powerful group within the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
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Reikeras, Elin; Loge, Inger Kristine; Knivsberg, Ann-Mari – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2012
Research on toddlers' mathematical knowledge is sparse. Studies on children's mathematical competencies before school age have mostly focused on older children. Few of the previous studies have included large groups of toddlers, few have been conducted in natural settings, and few have been directed at a broad field of mathematical knowledge. The…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Play, Activities, Kindergarten
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Lo, Jane-Jane; Tsai, Feng-Chiu – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2011
Taiwanese students consistently rank near the top on international exams on mathematics and science. In 2007, Taiwan recorded the highest TIMSS math score for eighth grade. The central education agency in Taiwan publishes detailed mathematics curriculum guidelines, which textbooks and national exams follow closely. In May each year, all ninth…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis
Liljedahl, Peter, Ed.; Oesterle, Susan, Ed.; Allan, Darien, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2012
This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conference Papers, Mathematics Education, Team Teaching
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Apprenticeship and Industry Training. – 2002
This document presents information about the apprenticeship training program of Alberta, Canada, in general and the gas utility operator certificate program in particular. The first part of the document discusses the following items: Alberta's apprenticeship and industry training system; the occupation committee and its members; the Alberta…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Competence, Competency Based Education, Compliance (Legal)
Baptista Nunes, Miguel, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Watson, Jane, Ed.; Beswick, Kim, Ed. – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2007
This is a record of the proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). The theme of the conference is "Mathematics: Essential research, essential practice." The theme draws attention to the importance of developing and maintaining links between research and practice and…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Concept Mapping, Student Teachers