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Kelly-Ann Gesuelli; Nancy C. Jordan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Fraction arithmetic facility is fundamental to learning more advanced math topics. However, attaining the ability to add and subtract fractions is hard for many students. The present longitudinal study examined students' growth on simple addition and subtraction word problems between fourth and sixth grades (N = 536). Latent class growth analyses…
Descriptors: Fractions, Arithmetic, Error Patterns, Mathematics Instruction
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Vondrová, Nada – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
The adverse influence of the presence of an irrelevant number and language inconsistency in a word problem is well known. Our study focused on the combination of these two variables and on the position of the irrelevant number in the word problem for Grade 6 pupils. The study has a mixed design. Item Response Theory was used to make equally able…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics), Difficulty Level
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Rajiv Satsangi; Stephanie D. Sigmon – Remedial and Special Education, 2024
Whole number computations are a critical skill that serves as a foundation upon which higher-order concepts in mathematics are taught to children. To facilitate their instruction, educators often use multiple representations to support a child's cognition. Representations with physical manipulatives are widely studied through a graduated…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Students, Learning Problems
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Sarwanto; Fajari, Laksmi Evasufi Widi; Chumdari – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2021
Purpose: This study aimed to examine elementary school students' critical thinking skills and their impact. Methodology: This research was a qualitative case study. The subjects of this study were 29 fifth-grade students and three teachers at an elementary school, chosen by a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through observation,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Correlation
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Alkhateeb, Mohammad Ahmad – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This study aimed to reveal the common errors in fractions, the associated thinking strategies among 5th graders, and the persistence of these errors. A quantitative method was applied in this study through calculating the percentages of every type of error the students made in the diagnostic test, The qualitative part was performed through…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Rich, Kathryn M.; Yadov, Aman; Zhu, Marissa – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2019
Moving among levels of abstraction is an important skill in mathematics and computer science, and students show similar difficulties when applying abstraction in each discipline. While computer science educators have examined ways to explicitly teach students how to consciously navigate levels of abstraction, these ideas have not been explored in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students