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Andreas Haraldsrud; Tor Ole B. Odden – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
When learning chemistry, students must learn to extract chemical information from mathematical expressions. However, chemistry students' exposure to mathematics often comes primarily from pure mathematics courses, which can lead to knowledge fragmentation and potentially hinder their ability to use mathematics in chemistry. This study examines how…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Mathematics, Computation, Cognitive Processes
Masters, Heidi; Docktor, Jennifer – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2022
A mixed-methods, quasi-experimental design was employed to explore how the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) framework along with written, verbal, and peer scaffolds would influence early childhood/elementary and elementary/middle childhood preservice teachers' (PSTs) abilities to formulate scientific explanations within a physical science…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Esteem, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Scientific Concepts
Underwood, Sonia M.; Posey, Lynmarie A.; Herrington, Deborah G.; Carmel, Justin H.; Cooper, Melanie M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
As chemists, we understand that science is more than a set of disconnected facts. It is a way of investigating and understanding our natural world that involves things like asking questions, analyzing data, identifying patterns, constructing explanations, developing and using models, and applying core concepts to other situations. This paper uses…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study
LoPresto, Michael – Physics Teacher, 2018
Providing exposure to the process and methods of science is a fundamental goal of any general education college science course. This is largely because most students taking such courses are generally "not" science majors, so they are likely to take few, if any, other science courses. Meeting this goal can be a challenge in courses such…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Astronomy, Physics, Science Laboratories
Neilson, Drew; Campbell, Todd – Science Teacher, 2018
Science students should use mathematical and computational thinking to explain phenomena, but few examples of teachers engaging students in this important scientific practice have been found. This article describes a strategy for enhancing a lesson in which students use a mechanistic model to explain friction by adding mathematical and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Computation
Braithwaite, David W.; Tian, Jing; Siegler, Robert S. – Developmental Science, 2018
Many children fail to master fraction arithmetic even after years of instruction. A recent theory of fraction arithmetic (Braithwaite, Pyke, & Siegler, 2017) hypothesized that this poor learning of fraction arithmetic procedures reflects poor conceptual understanding of them. To test this hypothesis, we performed three experiments examining…
Descriptors: Fractions, Addition, Arithmetic, Hypothesis Testing
Braithwaite, David W.; Tian, Jing; Siegler, Robert S. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Many children fail to master fraction arithmetic even after years of instruction. A recent theory of fraction arithmetic (Braithwaite, Pyke, & Siegler, in press) hypothesized that this poor learning of fraction arithmetic procedures reflects poor conceptual understanding of them. To test this hypothesis, we performed three experiments…
Descriptors: Fractions, Addition, Arithmetic, Mathematics
Fitzallen, Noleine – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2015
Many fraction activities rely on the use of area models for developing partitioning skills. These models, however, are limited in their ability to assist students to visualise a fraction of an object when the whole changes. This article describes a fraction modelling activity that requires the transfer of water from one container to another. The…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models
Fritz-Stratmann, Annemarie; Ehlert, Antje; Klüsener, Gabriele – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2014
This paper argues for teaching pre-service teachers about remediation strategies for learners who encounter problems in mathematics in the early grades. The premise is that all teachers should be equipped with theory-based practical knowledge to support learning. A few teaching sessions to develop the concepts that underlie the mathematical…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
Gauthier, N. – Physics Teacher, 2007
Idealized models are often used in introductory physics courses. For one, such models involve simple mathematics, which is a definite plus since complex mathematical manipulations quickly become an obstacle rather than a tool for a beginner. Idealized models facilitate a student's understanding and grasp of a given physical phenomenon, yet they…
Descriptors: Physics, Energy, Magnets, Science Instruction
Tall, David – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2008
This paper focuses on the changes in thinking involved in the transition from school mathematics to formal proof in pure mathematics at university. School mathematics is seen as a combination of visual representations, including geometry and graphs, together with symbolic calculations and manipulations. Pure mathematics in university shifts…
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, College Mathematics
Slovin, Hannaha; Dougherty, Barbara J. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
This paper describes a design research study with ten second-grade students who are part of the Measure Up (MU) research and development project underway at the University of Hawai'i. Students were asked how they counted in multiple bases, specifically how they knew when to go to a new place value and why it was necessary to do so. All ten…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Concept Formation, Number Systems, Mathematics
Mtetwa, David; Garofalo, Joe – Academic Therapy, 1989
The article identifies five incorrect beliefs about mathematics often held by students who have difficulty with mathematics. They include: the relative size of numbers is more important than the relationships between quantities; computation problems must be solved by using a step-by-step algorithm; mathematics problems have only one correct…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Beliefs, Computation

Baker, Delores; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
Uses of calculators to teach the concept of exponents are described. Topics covered on activity sheets include powers of two, number systems, and powers as repeated multiplication. Cooperative learning is emphasized. (KR)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Concept Formation, Elementary School Mathematics