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Elementary Students' Views on the Gendering of Mathematics
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Forgasz, Helen; Markovits, Zvia – European Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Gender differences in mathematics learning outcomes are still evident in many countries participating in large scale international testing, as well as in national testing in Israel, the context in which the study reported here was conducted. The participants were 281 students from three Israeli elementary schools and were in grades 4 and 6. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education
"Mathematics Is Like a Lion": Elementary Students' Beliefs about Mathematics
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Markovits, Zvia; Forgasz, Helen – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2017
The aim of this study was to explore the beliefs of elementary school students about mathematics and about themselves as mathematics learners. The participants, Israeli grade 4 and grade 6 students, completed questionnaires. Using an "animal metaphor" to tap beliefs, some students perceived mathematics as difficult and complicated, while…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Research into Practice: Number Sense and Nonsense.
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Markovits, Zvia; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
The performance of sixth and seventh graders on a variety of tasks involving estimation and reasonableness of results were studied. Also examined was the effect of a short unit of activities on these two topics. Correct answers approximately doubled after instruction. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Estimation (Mathematics)