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The Functions of Pictures in Problem Solving
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)In the present study, we assert that pictures serve four functions in problem solving: decorative, representational, organizational and informational. We, therefore, investigate the effects of pictures based on their ...
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Funny babies: Humor and Power in Infancy.
(2004)This article surveys existing research on the role of humor in early childhood. Babies and toddlers use humor to develop, apply, and expand their understanding of existing concepts; define themselves; and establish ...
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The future of the past: why history education matters
(Association for Historical Dialogue and Research, 2011)
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Gender differences in mathematics achievement: An investigation of gender differences by item difficulty interactions
(2009)This paper presents findings from research exploring gender by item difficulty interaction on mathematics test scores in Cyprus. Data steamed from 2 longitudinal studies with 4 different age groups of primary school students. ...
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Gender differences in mathematics achievement: An investigation of gender differences by item difficulty interactions
(2009)This paper presents findings from research exploring gender by item difficulty interaction on mathematics test scores in Cyprus. Data steamed from 2 longitudinal studies with 4 different age groups of primary school students. ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Gender Effects on the Choice of Education as a Field of Study: The Perceptions of Female Students
(2012-07)
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Generating criteria for evaluating teachers through teacher effectiveness research
(2006)One of the major problems that confronts most educational systems concerns the need for developing a valid personnel evaluation system based on a strong theoretical framework. Unless the criteria for evaluating teachers ...
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Generating criteria for measuring teacher effectiveness through a self-evaluation approach: A complementary way of measuring teacher effectiveness
(2002)The article argues that the traditional conception of teacher effectiveness, focused on the teaching performance of individual teachers in relation to student cognitive outcomes, has limitations primarily because it does ...
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Genocide, Diversity, and John Dewey's Progressive Education
(2016)This article discusses how John Dewey's “Report and Recommendation upon Turkish Education” (published in 1924) and some of Dewey's related travel narratives reflect “civilizing mission” imperatives and involve multiple ...
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Geometric and algebraic approaches in the concept of "limit" and the impact of the "didactic contract"
(2009)The present study explores students’ abilities in conversions between geometric and algebraic representations, in problem- solving situations involving the concept of “limit” and the interrelation of these abilities with ...
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Geometric and algebraic approaches in the concept of complex numbers
(2006)This study explores pupils’ performance and processes in tasks involving equations and inequalities of complex numbers requiring conversions from a geometric representation to an algebraic representation and conversions ...
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Doctoral Thesis
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The geometrical model of number line as a representation of equivalence and addition of fractions
(2005)Images et représentations géométriques sont utilisées dans l'enseignement des mathématiques en vue d'améliorer la compréhension (Gagatsis, & Patronis, 1990). La ligne des nombres est une représentation géométrique utilisée ...
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The geometrical model of the number line in the teaching of whole number addition and subtraction
(2005)La 'ligne des nombres' est régulièrement utilisée comme support didactique pour l'apprentissage de l'addition et de la soustraction des nombres entiers. Il n'existe cependant que peu de recherche empirique pour en justifier ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Geometry and the Bed of Non-Meaning
(2012-07)
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Book Chapter
Geometry Learning in the Early Years: Developing Understanding of Shapes and Space with a Focus on Visualization
(Springer, 2018)In this chapter, we address children’s geometry learning in the early years with a focus on visualization. We start the chapter with some background information about visualization in mathematics and geometry and its ...
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Gesture in a kindergarten mathematics classroom
(2014)Recent studies have advocated that mathematical meaning is mediated by gestures. This case study explores the gestures kindergarten children produce when learning spatial concepts in a mathematics classroom setting. Based ...
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Getting lost in translation? An analysis of the international engagement of practitioners and policy-makers with the educational effectiveness research base
(2013)Educational effectiveness research (EER) has accumulated much knowledge in the areas of school effectiveness research (SER), teacher effectiveness research (TER) and school/system improvement research (SSIR). Yet many ...