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Václav Šimandl; Jirí Vanícek; Václav Dobiáš – Informatics in Education, 2025
Research on collaborative learning of computer science has been conducted primarily in programming. This paper extends this area by including short tasks (such as those used in contests like the Bebras Challenge) that cover many other computer science topics. The aim of this research is to explore how problem-solving in pairs differs from…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Computer Science, Computer Science Education
María Burgos; Nicolás Tizón-Escamilla; Jorhan Chaverri – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2025
This paper describes the design, implementation, and results of a training action with prospective primary education teachers, focusing on the creation of problems involving proportional and algebraic reasoning. Prospective teachers must solve a proportionality problem using both arithmetic and algebraic procedures, and then vary it to motivate…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers
Jonas Schäfer; Timo Reuter; Julia Karbach; Miriam Leuchter – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background: Problem-solving in early and middle childhood is of high relevance for cognitive developmental research and educational support. Previous research on science problem-solving has focussed on the process and strategies of children handling challenging tasks, but less on providing insights into the cognitive network that enables science…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Elementary School Students, Correlation, Task Analysis
Demetra Pitta-Pantazi; Maria Chimoni; Constantinos Christou – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
This article reports on an empirical study that investigates the way students' performance in solving arithmetical tasks may be related to their performance in solving algebraic tasks. The sample consisted of 203 Grade 6 students. The arithmetical tasks involved arithmetical expressions with known quantities, whereas the algebraic tasks involved…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra
Mustafa Serkan Pelen – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2024
The development of proportional reasoning is crucial for higher-level mathematical skills. Various studies have demonstrated that the numerical structures of problems have an impact on the strategies used to solve direct proportional problems. This research was conducted to determine eighth grade students' strategies for solving inverse…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Karen S. Karp; Sarah B. Bush; Barbara J. Dougherty – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2025
Even though there is a great temptation as teachers to share what is known, many are aware of an idea called "rules that expire" (RTE) and have realized the importance of avoiding them. There is evidence that students need to understand mathematical concepts and that merely presenting rules to carry out in a procedural and disconnected…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Arithmetic, Mathematical Concepts
J. Caleb Speirs; MacKenzie R. Stetzer; Beth A. Lindsey – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Over the course of the introductory calculus-based physics course, students are often expected to build conceptual understanding and develop and refine skills in problem solving and qualitative inferential reasoning. Many of the research-based materials developed over the past 30 years by the physics education research community use sequences of…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Network Analysis, Calculus
Georgios Koronis; Hernan Casakin; Arlindo Silva – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2023
This study delved into the structuring of design briefs and investigated the impact of employing visual analogies compared to text analogies. We aimed to contribute to the growing body of research investigating the role of analogies in design problem-solving. To do this, we conducted a controlled experiment at a university with 135 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Creativity, Comparative Analysis, Visual Aids
Kwon, Kyungbin; Cheon, Jongpil; Moon, Hyunchang – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
As computational thinking (CT) gains more attention in K-16 education, problem-solving has been more emphasized as a core competency that can be found across various domains. To develop an evaluation framework that reveals students' problem-solving competency, this study examined solutions for the Bebras Computing Challenge which requires students…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Competence, Computation, Thinking Skills
Tupouniua, John Griffith – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2023
A critical part of supporting the development of students' algorithmic thinking is understanding the challenges that emerge when students engage with algorithmatizing tasks--tasks that require the creation of an algorithm. Knowledge of these challenges can serve as a basis upon which educators can build effective strategies for enhancing students'…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Skills, Task Analysis
Joanne Mulligan; Russell Tytler; Vaughan Prain; Melinda Kirk – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2024
This paper illustrates how years 1 and 2 students were guided to engage in data modelling and statistical reasoning through interdisciplinary mathematics and science investigations drawn from an Australian 3-year longitudinal study: "Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Science Learning" (https://imslearning.org/). The project developed…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Longitudinal Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Inquiry
Sharmin Söderström – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
This study focuses on computer-based formative assessment for supporting problem solving and reasoning in mathematics. To be able to assist students who find themselves in difficulties, the software suggested descriptions - diagnoses - of the encountered difficulty the students could choose from. Thereafter, the software provided metacognitive and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Simone Jablonski – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2023
In this article, the goal is to describe students' mathematical reasoning in the context of different settings of problem-solving tasks. The core of the tasks are real objects, which are presented to the students with the help of photos, a 3D model or in the environment itself. With reference to the experiential learning theory and relations to…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Education, Speech Acts, Secondary School Students
Dilek Girit Yildiz; Esila Müftüoglu – Turkish Journal of Education, 2025
The aim of this study is to reveal and evaluate the attending and interpreting skills of student thinking of prospective teachers, as well as their instructional suggestions as responding skills. The current study was conducted with 29 prospective mathematics teachers (PMTs) within a qualitative design in the context of probability. First, three…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Preservice Teachers, Probability, Middle School Students
Sharyn Livy – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2024
Technology can play a pivotal role in mathematics education. Qualitative methods were used to report on how a Year 1-2 teacher incorporated "Conveyance technology" (iPads), to support the teaching and learning of mathematics through student reasoning and problem-solving. The study was conducted in Australia. A single case was chosen,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills, Educational Technology