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Identification and Assessment of Taiwanese Children's Conceptions of Learning Mathematics
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Chiu, Mei-Shiu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
The aim of the present study was to identify children's conceptions of learning mathematics and to assess the identified conceptions. Children's conceptions are identified by interviewing 73 grade 5 students in Taiwan. The interviews are analyzed using qualitative data analysis methods, which results in a structure of 5 major conceptions, each…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Qualitative Research, Mathematics Achievement, Construct Validity
A Structural Equation Model to Analyse the Antecedents to Students' Web-Based Problem-Solving Performance
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Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Kuo, Fan-Ray – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
Web-based problem-solving, a compound ability of critical thinking, creative thinking, reasoning thinking and information-searching abilities, has been recognised as an important competence for elementary school students. Some researchers have reported the possible correlations between problem-solving competence and information searching ability;…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Structural Equation Models, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking
Analyses of Attribute Patterns of Creative Problem Solving Ability among Upper Elementary Students in Taiwan
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Lin, Chia-Yi – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this research is to find the relationships among attributes of creative problem solving ability and their relationships with the Math Creative Problem Solving Ability. In addition, the attribute patterns of high, medium, and low mathematical creative groups were identified and compared. There were 409 fifth and sixth graders…
Descriptors: Validity, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Grade 5