This paper examines the question of whether the introduction and use of the function machine representation as a scaffolding device helps undergraduates enrolled in a developmental algebra course to form a rich, foundational concept of function. It describes students' developing understanding of function as an input/output process and as an…

The major focus of this study is to trace the cognitive development of students throughout a mathematics course and to seek the qualitative differences between those of different levels of achievement. The aspect of the project described here concerns the use of concept maps constructed by the students at intervals during the course. From these…

This multi-method study explored how children conceptualize emergent leadership in collaborative learning groups, and whether emergent leadership was associated with student achievement motivation. Fourth and fifth grade students participated in a collaborative math activity. After the group math task, 294 students were surveyed on their…

The texts gathered in this document come from work done in the framework of two postgraduate courses at the Faculte des Sciences de l'Education, Geneva: (1) "Learning: Meta-cognitive et socio-cognitive dimensions" course; and (2) "Didactical analysis of the interactions in class: Case study of mathematics at school" course. The problematics dealt…

Students' own preconceptions are often resistant to change. According to researchers, conceptual conflict is an important factor in conceptual change; however, there is not enough evidence showing any relationship between cognitive conflict and conceptual change in the literature. This study aims to develop and validate the Cognitive Conflict…

This paper focuses on lexical ambiguity. With respect to mathematics classrooms, polysemy has been mentioned as one of the principal concerns, namely certain words having different but related meanings. It may also happen when different meanings of a word are presumed in everyday context and in another environment, in this case in mathematics…

This paper reports on a study in which classroom teachers were asked to describe their perceptions of the principalship and to identify factors that influenced the development of their perceptions. Forty-five elementary, middle, and high school teachers, all of whom were enrolled in a course designed to facilitate the transition of teachers from…

This article attempted to support two hypotheses: 1) in general teachers have quite limited knowledge of measurement concepts and 2) that teachers are not being taught what they need to know about measurement in order to be more effective teachers. (Author/RK)

Author suggested programs and research that could facilitate the healthy development of adolescent youth. (Author/RK)

Author sheds some light on the teaching of ratio in elementary schools. (Author/RK)

The approach considered here focuses primarily upon the mastery of a framework for analyzing and interpreting schools as ongoing social systems. (Author)

In this study the author attempted to demonstrate an approach to musical understanding derived from the field of musical aesthetics. (Author/RK)

The object of the present study was to investigate, by the use of repertory grid techniques (Kelly, 1955), the components of the images which sixth formers had of universities, and to explore how these related to particular universities or types of university. (Author)