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Combined Conceptualisations of Metacognitive Knowledge to Understand Students' Mathematical Problem-Solving
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Susanna Toikka; Lasse Eronen; Päivi Atjonen; Sari Havu-Nuutinen – Cogent Education, 2024
This study examined the metacognitive knowledge of Finnish comprehensive school students and explored whether grade-based differences in metacognitive knowledge exist among 6th, 7th and 9th graders. Integrating qualitative (declarative, procedural, conditional) and contextual (person, task, strategy) frameworks, the research aims for a…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Problem Solving, Instructional Program Divisions, Grade 6
A Comparison of Geometry Problems in Middle-Grade Mathematics Textbooks from Taiwan, Singapore, Finland, and the United States
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Yang, Der-Ching; Tseng, Yi-Kuan; Wang, Tzu-Ling – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This study analyzed geometry problems in four middle-grade mathematics textbook series from Taiwan, Singapore, Finland, and the United States, while exploring the expectations for students' learning experiences with these problems. An analytical framework developed for mathematics textbook problem analysis had three dimensions: representation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Textbooks, Mathematics Instruction
Examining the Differences of Linear Systems between Finnish and Taiwanese Textbooks
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Yang, Der-Ching; Lin, Yung-Chi – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between Finnish and Taiwanese textbooks for grades 7 to 9 on the topic of solving systems of linear equations (simultaneous equations). The specific textbooks examined were TK in Taiwan and FL in Finland. The content analysis method was used to examine (a) the teaching sequence, (b)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Textbook Evaluation, Grade 7
Primary School Text Comprehension Predicts Mathematical Word Problem-Solving Skills in Secondary School
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Björn, Piia Maria; Aunola, Kaisa; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Educational Psychology, 2016
This longitudinal study aimed to investigate the extent to which primary school text comprehension predicts mathematical word problem-solving skills in secondary school among Finnish students. The participants were 224 fourth graders (9-10 years old at the baseline). The children's text-reading fluency, text comprehension and basic calculation…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Prediction, Secondary School Students
Qualitative Features of Teacher-Student Interaction in a Technologically Rich Learning Environment Based on a Cognitive Apprenticeship Model.
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Jarvela, Sanna – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1996
Describes a study that analyzed the qualitative features of learning interaction during classroom teaching and learning when mediating modern technological thinking and problem-solving skills for Finnish seventh graders. The learning interaction was organized according to the principles of a cognitive apprenticeship model and applied to a…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Grade 7
The Cognitive Apprenticeship Model in a Technologically Rich Learning Environment: Interpreting the Learning Interaction.
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Jarvela, Sanna – Learning and Instruction, 1995
Qualitative features of teacher-student interaction during classroom teaching and learning while modern technological thinking and problem-solving skills were mediated were studied for 22 seventh-grade boys in Finland. Reciprocal understanding between teacher and student were necessary in order for the teacher's special instructional assistance to…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Grade 7