Background/purpose. The process of double-loop learning has the capacity to engender alterations in values, assumptions and strategies. The alteration of values gives rise to a corresponding shift in assumptions and strategies. The present article poses and explores two discrete research inquiries. The present study has been designed to examine…

Understanding numerical magnitude is critical to the development of mathematics proficiency, and math interventions targeting magnitude knowledge have been shown to improve outcomes for students with math learning difficulties across grade levels. While recent studies have found that growth in magnitude knowledge mediates fractions intervention…

Understanding numerical magnitude is critical to the development of mathematics proficiency. Math interventions targeting magnitude knowledge have been shown to improve outcomes for students with math learning difficulties across grade levels. However, while recent studies have found that growth in magnitude knowledge mediates fractions…

Math and executive functioning (EF) skills are thought to be tightly linked in early childhood. To facilitate our understanding of this link in early childhood, here we present a meta-analysis of over 1,000 different correlation values between EF and math measures in early childhood (4-6yrs). The overall average EF-Math relation was r = 0.350, 95%…

In this paper, we report on a study involving third-year undergraduate mathematics students who were taking a course in Mathematics Education. The participants, prospective teachers, discussed typical misconceptions in mathematics. They first worked in Moodle environment communicating in small groups and with the whole class using Quick Chat…

Peer feedback provides a powerful tool for student learning; however, there are challenges associated with feedback. This paper draws on a feedback cycle to support 13 mathematics secondary preservice teachers (PTs) to provide feedback on their peers' lesson plans. PTs were randomly assigned to provide feedback on a lesson plan which had been…

In hard-to-staff subjects like secondary school mathematics, out-of-field teaching--where teachers are required to teach subjects outside their expertise--is a necessary reality. While strategic investments in continuous professional learning by education authorities seem an obvious way to ensure that teachers are better prepared for such…

Background/Context: Children enter kindergarten with widely varying backgrounds and academic skill levels (Little et al., 2024). Kindergarten teachers face the challenge of meeting children where they are at the start of the year and helping them master critical skills by the end of the year, regardless of where each child starts. Differentiated…

Background: Evaluation methodologies often elevate and prioritize causal evidence especially in large scale studies (What Works Clearinghouse, 2022). Such approaches, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs), can induce rigid learning environments that may limit naturally occurring and dynamic educational activity in order to control for…

Teacher quality and experience are strong predictors of student achievement. As high school Algebra I disproportionately enrolls academically at-risk students, who are the most sensitive to variations in teacher quality, it is particularly important for experienced, high-quality teachers to teach these courses. However, micropolitics theory…

This essay extends beyond the characteristics and discourse of word problems to, more generally, school mathematical problem-solving and the implications entailed by a predominant paper-and-pencil mode of learning and instruction since the modern era of education. Contrasting what I call "one-handed" (with paper-and-pencil) with…

Pre-service teachers' (PSTs) past mathematics experiences shape their future teaching. We analysed 266 Australian PSTs' written recollections of positive and negative school mathematics experiences using Pekrun's Achievement Emotions Framework. Negative memories evoked shame (41%) and anxiety (32%), while positive ones reflected enjoyment (50%).…

In mathematics education research, a focus on cognition in learning experiences often obscures emotion. Our ongoing research has underscored the importance of the emotional dimensions and social interactions that contribute to social solidarity. Through a sociology of emotions framing and event-oriented social inquiry, we identify salient…

This study explores how financial numeracy can be effectively promoted within mathematics education for third and fourth graders. Using a Design-Based Research approach, it identifies challenges in students' financial decision-making and implications for the design of educational interventions. The findings underscore the need for thoughtfully…

This study aimed to assess and compare the development of mathematical procedures on the part of Grade 7 students using an intelligent tutoring system on a digital platform. The sample comprised 96 students from Khon Kaen University Demonstration School, Thailand, divided equally into experimental and control groups. The experimental group worked…