Essays about: "mathematics teaching"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 74 essays containing the words mathematics teaching.
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6. Investigating teacher's use of assistive technology for teaching children with learning disabilities in Gothenburg
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher’s use of Assistive Technology (AT) to teach children with learning disabilities (LD) in elementary classrooms in the Gothenburg Municipality of Sweden. This thesis assessed classroom availability and use of 16 AT tools for teaching children with learning disabilities, teacher’s attitudes and teacher’s level of pedagogical competence in using AT to teach children with LD in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics and memory / organization disorders. READ MORE
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7. THE USE OF PROGRAMMING AS A TOOL FOR DESIGN BASED LEARNING IN BIOLOGY A classroom experiment in a 5th grade class
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : The purpose of education is to prepare students for the future. The goal of integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into education is to develop scientific and technological knowledge in students, to prepare them for an advanced technological and democratic society, and to broaden their perspective of how to use, create, and make decisions about technology, and not less important, to prepare them for their future jobs (Honey, Pearson, and Schweingruber, 2014; Eng lish and King, 2015; Holbrook, 2017; Lachapelle et al. READ MORE
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8. Students’ and teachers’ experiences of distance teaching of mathematics in Swedish upper secondary schools
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : As technological advancements and improvements are made, the concepts of school digitalization and distance teaching become increasingly interesting and relevant. While distance teaching has existed for over a decade, it was not commonly practiced until the global pandemic 2020 where schools all around the world decided that teaching would be conducted remotely reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. READ MORE
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9. Teaching for students’ agentivity : A longitudinal case study on Swedish teachers enabling of students’ agentivity in mathematics
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ämnesdidaktikAbstract : Previous reports claim that teaching in Swedish mathematics classrooms is still limited to students imitating the teacher’s procedures, even though both research and teacher educators advocate for student-based teaching, with the students having to make decisions about the procedure. This study researches the relations between learner agentivity and the distribution of authority in the mathematics classroom. READ MORE
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10. The effect of same-sex teacher assignment on student outcomes: Evidence from Australia and New Zealand
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This essay investigates the effects of a same-sex teacher assignment on female and male 8th grade students in Australia and New Zealand using data from the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). I employ the first difference (FD) method introduced by Dee (2007) to analyze the impacts on students' math and science academic achievements, as well as their attitudes toward these subjects. READ MORE
