NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Esther Goodes – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative study was to gather information from elementary teachers who use best practices to examine the impact of self-efficacy and mindset. Data was gathered from elementary teachers who use best practices in mathematics instruction. This research examined if location type (rural, suburban, urban), years of experience…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers, Best Practices, Mathematics Instruction
Jermaine D. Dickerson Sr. – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A Title I elementary school in New York City faced a challenge in supporting students in Grade 3 to Grade 5 who did not meet state proficiency standards in mathematics. The student body of approximately 300 was 80% Black and Brown students, with 40% of students identified as English language learners or students with disabilities. The assistant…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Snyder, Kermit – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The math achievement of students is low in a small rural district in Colorado. The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of a summer third through fifth grade math program in improving math scores. Piaget's theory of cognitive development was used as the theoretical foundation for the math instructional resource delivered to the…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Summer Programs, Outcomes of Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Rau, Martina A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Most learning environments in the STEM disciplines use multiple graphical representations along with textual descriptions and symbolic representations. Multiple graphical representations are powerful learning tools because they can emphasize complementary aspects of complex learning contents. However, to benefit from multiple graphical…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Visual Aids, Intermediate Grades, Elementary School Students
Grandau, Laura – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study of fourth-grade students and teachers explores mathematics teaching and learning that focuses on discovering and modeling algebraic relationships. The study has two parts: an investigation of how students learn to construct algebraic statements and models for comparisons and measurement situations in the multiplicative domain, and an…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Intermediate Grades, Grade 4, Algebra
Brickwedde, James – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The maturation of multiplicative thinking is key to student progress in middle school as rational number, ratio, and proportion concepts are encountered. But many students arrive from the intermediate grades and falter in developing this essential disposition. Elementary students have historically learned multiplication and division as operation…
Descriptors: Numbers, Scoring Rubrics, Intermediate Grades, Number Concepts