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Journal articles on the topic "Lower secondary school mathematics"

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Novotná, Gabriela. "How lower-secondary pupils approach and perceive understanding mathematics." Scientia in educatione 13, no. 2 (January 2, 2023): 36–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/18047106.2202.

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Mathematics requires deep thinking. It may be educationally beneficial if pupils are aware of their own shortcomings in understanding. We investigated how pupils of lower-secondary schools in Prague perceive their understanding mathematics, with a particular focus on whether they have distinctive attitudes towards the quality of their understanding. In the first, quantitative stage, a diagnostic test of surface knowledge and a questionnaire about mathematical understanding were developed and administrated. Using a factor analysis, t-tests and methods of descriptive statistics, we created indices of understanding and ascertained that the respondents were often mixing various levels of depth of their understanding mathematics. The quality of a pupil’s understanding was also influenced by many latent factors, including strategic approach to learning, volition to remember facts, ability to solve tasks independently, perfectionism, and also, to some extent, the parental view of mathematics. In the second stage of the research, some individual semi-structured interviews were conducted to illustrate and validate the results. The findings of the study highlight the need to raise pupils’ awareness of the quality of their mathematical understanding, since it may influence their willingness to deepen their knowledge in mathematics and subsequently their school performance.
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Norton, Stephen. "Mathematics engagement in an Australian lower secondary school." Journal of Curriculum Studies 49, no. 2 (February 11, 2016): 169–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2016.1141995.

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Jurečková, Mária, and Lucia Csachová. "Statistical literacy of Slovak lower secondary school students." Technium Social Sciences Journal 9 (July 6, 2020): 163–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v9i1.966.

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The article is focused on monitoring the level of statistical literacy of 9th grade students at lower secondary schools in the Slovak Republic. The results of several years testing of students were used for this purpose. During the reporting period, more than 50 000 pupils from all over Slovakia participated in the testing. In addition to quantitative data analysis, attention is also paid to qualitative analysis of the problems in the field of statistics that were difficult for students. The article presents a part of the results of the research focused on the analysis of critical points in school mathematics.
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Hodgen, Jeremy, Dietmar Küchemann, Margaret Brown, and Robert Coe. "Lower secondary school students' knowledge of fractions." Research in Mathematics Education 12, no. 1 (March 2010): 75–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14794800903569980.

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Kaspersen, Eivind, and Bjørn Owe Ytterhaug. "Measuring mathematical identity in lower secondary school." International Journal of Educational Research 103 (2020): 101620. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101620.

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Hamizah Amiruddin, Nurul Syahmi, Noraini Ahmad, and Siti Salwana Mamat. "Exploring Students’ Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Towards Mathematics Problem Solving During Open and Distance Learning (ODL)." Mathematical Sciences and Informatics Journal 3, no. 1 (May 31, 2022): 39–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/mij.v3i1.18265.

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Although mathematics is seen as a crucial precursor to success in modern society, many students still struggle with real mathematical fear. They feel anxious when they engage in solving mathematical problems, especially in the last two years when the learning environment has changed due to the epidemic. One of the affective factors that can influence mathematical anxiety is the beliefs of students about their own ability to resolve issues called self-efficacy. The aim of this research is to explore student self-efficacy and anxiety in solving math problems among high school students during open and distance learning (ODL). The research used a quantitative analytical approach. A survey of 138 students was carried out on forms 1 and 4 at one of the secondary schools in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The survey follows Diana May's Mathematical Questionnaire on SelfEffectiveness and Anxiety (MSEAQ). The data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive statistics, an independent sample t-test, and a simple linear regression. The results showed that descriptive statistics had a lower level of self-efficacy and a higher level of mathematical anxiety among Form 1 and Form 4 students. An independent sample t-test revealed no significant difference between lower and upper secondary school students in self-efficacy and anxiety towards mathematics problem solving which means that lower and upper secondary school students can have the same level of mathematics self-efficacy and anxiety. Simple linear regression shows a moderately significant negative linear relationship between mathematics self-efficacy and anxiety. This paper presents an overview of students' self-efficacy and anxiety toward math subjects during secondary school.
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Piotrowski, Marek. "Requiem for junior high school. Case study - lower secondary school exam 2012." Studia z Teorii Wychowania XI, no. 4(33) (December 31, 2020): 181–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.6564.

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The article has critically assessed the information sent to the public, including teachers, on the results of external examinations contained in the Central Examination Board (CEB) reports. Basing on the analysis of two sources of information decoded from the CEB reports and the analysis of the database containing the results of examinations, 93% of lower secondary school students, it has been showed that about half of the population "failed" the lower secondary school exam in science and mathematics. Therefore they should not continue their high school education. The analysis of data decoded from the CEB report is in line with the results obtained from 93% of students. Therefore, it is advisable to conduct similar analyzes of contemporary CEB reports on students achievement after the new primary school which is operating in the new education system after liquidation of junior high schools.
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Bütüner, Suphi Önder. "Secondary School Mathematics Teachers’ Knowledge Levels and Use of History of Mathematics." Journal of Education and Training Studies 6, no. 1 (December 13, 2017): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/jets.v6i1.2722.

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This study aimed to explore secondary school mathematics teachers’ use of history of mathematics in their classes and their knowledge levels in this field. The population of the study comprised 58 secondary school mathematics teachers working at Yozgat city center, and the sample included 32 mathematics teachers from 10 schools who volunteered to take place in the study. These mathematics teachers were administrated an 11-item short-answer history of mathematics knowledge level test along with a 5-item written opinion form to identify their history of mathematics use. The findings showed that most teachers did not use history of mathematics in their classes, yet those who used history of mathematics did so by mentioning the life stories of mathematicians and the contributions of ancient civilizations to mathematics to motivate students at the beginning of their classes. The mean score of teachers who participate in this study at the history of mathematics knowledge test was computed 3.5 indicating that their knowledge levels concerning the history of mathematics were low. Additionally, it was found that those who did not use history of mathematics in their classes scored lower in the history of mathematics knowledge test than those who used it in their classes.
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Lian, Lim Hooi, Wun Thiam Yew, and Chew Cheng Meng. "Assessing Lower Secondary School Students’ Common Errors in Statistics." Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 30, no. 3 (September 9, 2022): 1427–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.3.26.

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Statistical literacy has been emphasised in the school mathematics curriculum, with the growing concern about students’ ability to think critically in solving statistical problem-solving tasks. However, the current studies revealed that secondary school students’ errors mainly involve the problem of basic concepts in statistics, data interpretation, and the selection of an appropriate representation of data. Therefore, this study aimed to analyse the common errors made by students in solving statistics tasks with multi-level complexity. A survey method was applied in this study. The sample of this study consisted of 356 Form One (Grade 7) students from eight secondary schools. The instrument of this study consisted of five superitem tasks, which represented the five content domains: line graph, bar graph, pie chart, dot plot, and histogram. There are four levels of items in each superitem task. Thus, the total number of items is 20. The format of all the 20 items in the five superitem tasks is open-ended. The common errors were then analysed based on all the participants’ solutions shown in their answer script. The findings found that most students could not achieve the highest level of statistical competency. They failed to think qualitatively while justifying data. This study provides a meaningful analysis that assists the teaching and learning of statistics to better link numeracy and literacy. The application of the superitem tasks provides valuable information that enables the teachers to understand their students’ statistical processes better.
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Yang, Xinrong, Frederick Leung, and Shasha Zhang. "Junior Secondary School Students’ Conceptions of and Approaches to Learning Mathematics and Their Relationships in Mainland China." Sustainability 11, no. 9 (April 27, 2019): 2476. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11092476.

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This study reports the findings of a study which investigated junior secondary school students’ conceptions of and approaches to learning mathematics and their relationships in Mainland China. Two questionnaires, conceptions of learning mathematics (COLM) and approaches to learning mathematics (ALM), were administered to 1590 students. Descriptive analysis results suggest that Chinese junior school students tend to hold (1) higher-level conceptions of learning mathematics rather than lower-level conceptions, and (2) deep approaches to learning mathematics with a rather mixed surface and deep motive in learning mathematics. Correlation and regression analysis results confirm a structural relationship between students’ conceptions of and approaches to learning in the subject of mathematics. Two factors of students’ lower-level conceptions of learning mathematics, “memorizing” and “testing”, were the strongest predictor for the surface approaches to mathematics learning, while students’ higher-level conceptions of learning mathematics, such as “applying” and “understanding and mathematical thinking”, had a noticeable effect on their deep approaches to learning mathematics. However, under the pressure of examination in Mainland China, “understanding and mathematical thinking” was also found to exert quite a strong influence on students’ “surface motive”.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Lower secondary school mathematics"

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Teh, Keng Watt. "A comparative study of lower secondary mathematics textbooks from the Asia Pacific region." Thesis, Curtin University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1401.

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The rationale behind this study concerns the issues school administrators and teachers of expatriate students face over the progress and placement of the growing number of these students in mathematics classrooms in various countries brought about by the demographical changes occurring in this globalization era. This study aimed to present a method of examining lower secondary school mathematics textbooks with the purpose of evaluating students' expected past learning and comparing students' expected mathematics learning across the different curricula. It is anticipated that such an investigation will be of value to those responsible for the correct level of placement of these students.Six sets of textbooks from four countries on the Asia-Pacific rim, namely Australia, Brunei, China and Singapore, were selected for this study. The textbook content of each country was analyzed in terms of strand weighting and content details, and then coupled with information gained from interviews with teachers. This led to the findings which addressed the various issues raised.The findings facilitated a comparison of the learning paths offered by the various textbooks, fleshed out the differences and similarities of the various curricula and made available detailed comparisons of the textbooks' content in terms of topics covered. The analytical procedure of the examination of text content as presented in this study is itself a diagnostic technique for assessment of the students' past learning, which addressed the main objective of the study.The findings will be of interest to all who are interested in the mathematics taught in the countries involved.Outcomes will be particularly useful to curriculum planners and textbook writers as well as the administrators and teachers of International Schools and other schools enrolling expatriate students from these countries. The study offers a 'simplistic' way of evaluating textbooks to assess students' learning progress, and highlights the traits of the countries' curricula to provide a general idea of the mathematics ability expected from the expatriate students residing in these countries.
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Teh, Keng Watt. "A comparative study of lower secondary mathematics textbooks from the Asia Pacific region." Curtin University of Technology, Science and Mathematics Education Centre, 2006. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=17143.

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The rationale behind this study concerns the issues school administrators and teachers of expatriate students face over the progress and placement of the growing number of these students in mathematics classrooms in various countries brought about by the demographical changes occurring in this globalization era. This study aimed to present a method of examining lower secondary school mathematics textbooks with the purpose of evaluating students' expected past learning and comparing students' expected mathematics learning across the different curricula. It is anticipated that such an investigation will be of value to those responsible for the correct level of placement of these students.Six sets of textbooks from four countries on the Asia-Pacific rim, namely Australia, Brunei, China and Singapore, were selected for this study. The textbook content of each country was analyzed in terms of strand weighting and content details, and then coupled with information gained from interviews with teachers. This led to the findings which addressed the various issues raised.The findings facilitated a comparison of the learning paths offered by the various textbooks, fleshed out the differences and similarities of the various curricula and made available detailed comparisons of the textbooks' content in terms of topics covered. The analytical procedure of the examination of text content as presented in this study is itself a diagnostic technique for assessment of the students' past learning, which addressed the main objective of the study.The findings will be of interest to all who are interested in the mathematics taught in the countries involved.
Outcomes will be particularly useful to curriculum planners and textbook writers as well as the administrators and teachers of International Schools and other schools enrolling expatriate students from these countries. The study offers a 'simplistic' way of evaluating textbooks to assess students' learning progress, and highlights the traits of the countries' curricula to provide a general idea of the mathematics ability expected from the expatriate students residing in these countries.
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Swincicky, Kevin Bohdan. "A study of a nation-wide pilot program in school mathematics." Curtin University of Technology, Science and Mathematics Education Centre, 2008. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=118240.

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There has been much debate over many years in the Australian Federal Parliament on the implementation of a national curriculum in mathematics. In 2004, the Government, under the direction of the then Minister for Education Brendon Nelson, initiated a national mathematics program for students in lower secondary high schools and primary schools. The Australian International Centre for Excellence was commissioned to implement a pilot program and called for expressions of interest to participate from high schools across the nation. At that time I was working as the Acting Head of the Mathematics Department at a senior high school in a large Western Australian country centre. I was concerned with the content and level of difficulty in many of the textbooks that were available for our students and also the processes used in these textbooks (or by teachers) to assist students to gain mastery of the basic mathematical concepts in the Outcome Number. I decided to apply to participate in the pilot program on behalf of my school, and my application was accepted. In the first stage of the program two classes of both Year 8 and Year 9 students were selected. One of my cooperative colleagues and I found out very early that the Year 8 ICE-EM textbook was too difficult for many of these students as they lacked the skills to do much of the work in the Outcome Number. These students had very different learning experiences in their primary school mathematics, with schools and teachers placing different emphases on each of the Outcomes in mathematics. The opportunity to modify our school's Year 8 program and to implement change in the high schools' feeder primary schools occurred with the second stage of the pilot program's Transition Phases 1 and 2, due for implementation in 2007.
Twelve teachers and 329 students from the high school and feeder primary schools became involved at the second state of the pilot program. All students were provided with a textbook, and teachers were free to choose how or when these books would be used with their students. Surveys were administered to teachers and students at the beginning of the year and end of the first semester. Tests were designed and administered throughout the study and comparisons were made with the student's WAMSE (Western Australian Monitoring Standards in Education) score. WALNA (Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment) and the Department of Education and the University of Western Australia's WAMSE scores were used to investigate changes in students' achievement and progress. Interviews with teachers and students were conducted to review the pilot program and investigate anomalies in students' results. The study found differences in students' Achievement and Progress based on WAMSE scores. Most teachers who adopted the program believed that it led to improved student learning and understanding of Number concepts in mathematics. All teachers at the high school and its feeder primary schools have continued to use the ICE-EM textbooks as part of their teaching and learning program. Increased uniformity among the primary schools was beneficial for the high school's Year 8 mathematics program. The results also indicated the need for caution when using State and National testing to report on student progress and achievement.
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Neuman, Jannika. "Vad tycker eleverna om matematiken? : En kvantitativ studie av högstadieelevers attityder till matematiken, arbetssätt, samt hur de skulle vilja förbättra undervisningen de får i ämnet." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-12797.

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Både nationella och internationella utvärderingar, samt betygsstatistiken visar att de svenska högstadieelevernas resultat i ämnet matematik dalar. Många elever uppfattar ämnet som svårt och granskningar visar att matematiklektionerna ofta är enformiga och mestadels består av elevernas eget arbete läroböckerna. Denna studies syfte är att undersöka vad eleverna själva har för attityder till matematiken, vad de anser om olika arbetssätt inom ämnet, samt hur de skulle vilja förbättra den matematikundervisning de får idag. För att besvara dessa frågor har jag gjort en enkätstudie med 117 elever från årskurs sju och åtta i en högstadieskola i Svealand, Sverige. Resultatet av studien visar att många elever uppfattar matematiken som svår och det är inte ett av de ämnen eleverna tycker mest om i skolan. Dock är attityderna inte helt igenom negativa då en majoritet samtidigt anser att ämnet är viktigt och är relativt nöjda med den undervisning de får idag. Angående arbetssätt är det helt klart enskilt arbete och arbete i läroboken som dominerar, medan de laborativa och kommunikativa arbetssätten fått stå åt sidan. Vidare visas det att många elever vill arbeta mer med annat material än läroboken, till exempel med spel, parövningar och grupparbeten, då de anser dessa arbetssätt vara både roliga och lärorika. Därutöver framkommer det att även om vissa arbetssätt anses som tråkiga behöver detta inte innebära att de av eleverna samtidigt anses vara icke lärorika. Utifrån resultatet av enkäten och litteratur inom ämnet har slutsatser dragits, vilka visar att eleverna behöver och efterfrågar en mer variationsrik undervisning. Dock går det inte att dra generella slutsatser om en undervisning som är optimal för alla elever, utan detta varierar beroende på elever och klass då undervisningen måste anpassas efter deras sätt att lära. Av den anledningen är en öppen dialog och ett demokratiskt arbetssätt i skolan en nödvändighet för att få till en undervisning som i största möjligaste mån är anpassad efter elevernas behov.
Both grading statistics and national and international evaluations show that the mathematic results of the Swedish students in the lower secondary school are descending. Many students find the subject difficult and numerous reports show that classes in mathematics often are monotonous and typically consist of the students’ own work with textbooks. The purpose of this study was to examine students’ attitudes towards mathematics, what they think about different methods of working during the mathematic lessons the and how they would like to improve the mathematic education they receive today. To answer these questions I conducted at survey with 117 students from grades 7th and 8th in a lower secondary school in Svealand, Sweden. The results from the study show that many students see mathematics as difficult and it is not one of the subjects that they like most in school. However, the attitudes are not negative all through since a majority of the students at the same time consider the subject as important and are pleased with the education that they get today. Further more the study demonstrates that many students would like to work more with exercises in pairs, exercises in groups and other material than the textbooks since they find these kinds of working methods as both fun and useful. Beyond this, the results also show that even if the students do not consider all working methods as fun they think about them as useful. On the basis of the results and literature within the subject conclusions have been drawn which shows that the students need and wish for more variety in mathematic classrooms. However, it is not possible to draw general conclusions about an education that is optimal for all students, because this varies depending on the students and the class and the education has to be adapted to their ways of learning. For this reason an open dialog and a democratic way of working in school is essential if we want to obtain an education that in as many ways as possible is adapted to the student needs.
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Lubisi, R. Cassius. "An investigation into mathematics teachers' perceptions and practices of classroom assessment in South African lower secondary schools." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343868.

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Breton, Daniel. "Teaching Mathematics in English to Swedish Speaking Students : The Use of Second Language Teaching Practices in the Teaching of Mathematics in English to Swedish Speaking Students in Lower Secondary School." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Pedagogiskt arbete, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-21406.

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Over 20,000 Swedish lower high school students are currently learning mathematics in English but little research has been conducted in this area. This study looks into the question of how much second language learner training teachers teaching mathematics in English to Swedish speaking students have acquired and how many of those teachers are using effective teaching practices for second language learners. The study confirms earlier findings that report few teachers receive training in second language learning but indicates that some of the teaching practices shown to be effective with second language learners are being used in some Swedish schools
Mer än 20 000 högstadiet elever i Sverige har valt att lära sig matematik på engelska, men det finns väldigt lite forskning inom området. Detta arbete granskar hur mycket utbildning i andraspråksinlärning har lärare som undervisar matematik på engelska till svensktalande elever och hur många av de undervisnings-strategier som tidigare forskning har visat att vara effektiva används numera under matematiklektionerna på engelska? Arbetet bekräftar tidigare forskning, som visar att få lärare som undervisar matematik på engelska till svensktalande elever har fått utbildning i andraspråksinlärning, men den här forskningen visar att några av de effektiva strategierna numera används under matematiklektioner i vissa skolor.

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Virtanen, Susanna. "Elevers möjlighet till reflektion i matematikundervisningen : En studie i grunskolans årskurs 9." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Pedagogiskt arbete, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-12027.

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Studiens huvudsakliga syfte är att få kunskap kring om och hur elever i skolår 9 stimuleras till reflektion i matematikundervisningen. Den tidigare forskning som presenteras i litteraturgenomgången visar på reflektionens betydelse i lärprocessen och ger riktlinjer för vilka aktiviteter som uppmanar till respektive hämmar elevers reflektion. Genom en kvalitativ fallstudie, med i huvudsak lektionsobservationer som utgångspunkt och med efterföljande lärarintervjuer som stöd, har syftet uppnåtts genom att kartlägga den aktivitet som förekommer i praktiken. Undervisningsaktiviteter som kan uppvisa en positiv respektive negativ effekt på elevers möjlighet till reflektion har vid bearbetning och analys av materialet kunnat urskiljas. Resultatet visar att trots att lärare är positivt inställda till metakognition och ett reflekterande arbetssätt förekommer endast i vissa fall tillfällen då eleven stimuleras till reflektion och denna får ske. Vanligt förekommande i lärares undervisning är situationer som skulle kunna fungera som reflektionsstimulerande om de ges utrymme och reflektionen följs upp. Studiens resultat kan bidra till att påminna och göra lärare medvetna om vilka aktiviteter som stödjer reflektion samt förmedla vikten av att eleverna redan i grundskolans tidigare år undervisas om och utsättas för en undervisningspraktik som kontinuerligt kräver förekomsten av reflektion.
Research presented in the literature study show the significant value of reflection in the learning process. The overview also highlights activities that encourage and inhibit students’ reflection. The aim of this study is to examine whether and how students in Swedish school, grade 9, are stimulated to use reflection in mathematics education. This was conducted through a qualitative study, with essentially lesson observations as the main method and teacher interviews as supporting method. Teaching activities that may have a positive or negative effect on students’ ability to reflect have been identified in the process and analysis of the research material and are presented in the result chapter. The results show that although teachers express a positive view on metacognition and reflective approach, such situations occur to a limited extent. Common in teachers’ lessons are sequences that could stimulate reflection if appropriate actions as follow up had been taken. The result of the study could make teachers aware of what kind of activities that support reflection. It may also convey the importance of the fact that pupils need to be taught and subjected to a teaching practice that continually requires the presence of reflection.
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Prytz, Johan. "Speaking of Geometry : A study of geometry textbooks and literature on geometry instruction for elementary and lower secondary levels in Sweden, 1905-1962, with a special focus on professional debates." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Department of Mathematics, Uppsala university, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7902.

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Hektor, Matilda. "Livsberättelser åskådliggör minnen om erfarenheter av och uppfattningar om matematik." Thesis, KTH, Lärande, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-242221.

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Det här examensarbetet har som syfte att se om elevers minnen om sina erfarenheter av och uppfattningar om matematikundervisningen går att koppla med de olika att koppla till de valda lärandeteorierna: en sociokulturell-, en kognitivistisk och en behavioristisk lärandeteori. Syftet var också att utifrån elevers berättelser om matematikundervisning uttolka positiva och negativa ståndpunkter i relation till matematikämnet och matematikundervisning. Frågeställningarna som ställdes i undersökningen var: - Hur har elevers minnen om sina erfarenheter av matematik bidragit till deras nuvarande uppfattningar om matematikämnet? - Hur kan elevers minnen av sina erfarenheter förklaras enligt valda lärandeteorier? För att erhålla empiri inom undersökningen genomfördes fem individuella intervjuer med elever i årskurs 8. Resultatet presenteras i form av olika profiler för eleverna framskrivna som livsberättelser. Av resultatet framkom det att negativa uppfattningar om ämnet ofta grundade sig i att eleven inte förstod hur en uppgift skulle lösas, och att det då låste sig. De som upplevde matematikämnet negativt beskrev även en jobbig känsla av att det är lätt att jämföra sina egna resultat och sin kunskapsnivå med andra elever, eftersom det inom matematikämnet ofta tydligt återfinns ett rätt svar. Eleverna uttrycker att detta utmärker matematikämnet jämfört med många andra ämnen. Resultatet visade även att den främsta anledningen till att eleverna utvecklat en positiv uppfattning om ämnet är att de har levt med känslan att de klarar av att lösa uppgifter utan problem. Av resultatet framkom det också att de teman som återfanns i elevernas livsberättelser gick att relatera till- och uttolka genom fler än en lärandeteori, vilket kan tyda på att olika teorier kan förklara en bra inlärning, hur det utvecklas positiva känslor till ett ämne. De kan också förklara när det inte sker tillräckligt lärande vilket kan skapa kunskapsluckor och utveckling av negativa känslor till ämnet.
The purpose of this thesis is to find out how students´ memories about their experiences of mathematics teaching influence their perception of mathematics as subject and mathematics teaching, and if these perceptions can be connected to the chosen learning theories: a socio-cultural, a cognitive and a behavioral learning theory. Another aim of this report is to describe positive and negative positions in relation to the mathematics as subject and mathematics teaching based on students' stories about mathematics teaching. The research issues for this study are: - How have students´ memories of their experiences contributed to their current perceptions of mathematics as subject? - How can students´ memories of their experiences in mathematics be explained according to selected learning theories? To obtain empirical data within the study, five individual interviews were conducted with students in 8th grade in a school outside Stockholm. The result is presented in different profiles for the students projected as life stories. The result shows that negative perceptions about the subject were often based on the fact that they did not understand how a task would be solved, and they therefore got stuck. Those who experienced the subject of mathematics negatively experienced that it was That it is easier to compare results and knowledge within mathematics than other subjects, as there often are only one correct answer. The result also shows that the main reason why the students developed a positive opinion in relation to the subject is that they have lived with the feeling that they are able to solve tasks without problems. The result also shows that the themes that could be distinguished life stories told by the students were relatable and able to interpret through more than one learning theory. Which may indicate that different theories can explain a good learning and how positive emotions develop to a topic and explain when there is not enough learning which can create knowledge gaps and the development of negative emotions on the subject.
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Nordström, Lisa. "Lärobokens möjligheter för utveckling av det algebraiska tänkandet : En granskning av läroböcker för grundskolans senare år." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-75432.

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Matematikundervisningen i den svenska grundskolan är starkt läromedelstyrd. Med en fundamental grund i det svenska styrdokumentet LGR 11 har läromedlen genom undervisningen en betydande roll för att utveckla och gynna elevernas lärande. Undervisningen påverkas således av det ämnesinnehåll ett läromedel består av. Kunskaper i algebra har visat ha en betydande roll för elevers matematikinlärning. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vad som kännetecknar det algebraiska innehållet i dagens läroböcker. Detta med fokus på hur det algebraiska tänkandet kan karakteriseras och gynnas för elever i grundskolans senare årskurser. Med läroböckernas starka koppling till styrdokumenten tas även i beaktning hur algebraiskt innehåll beskrivs och hanteras där. Matematikdidaktisk forskning finns att tillgå med liknande syfte för grundskolans tidigare år där ett ramverk av fem Big Ideas fastställts för att karakterisera det algebraiska innehållet i läroböcker. Detta ramverk har använts även i denna studie med fokus på årskurs 7-9. Resultaten visar att det algebraiska innehållet i grundskolans senare år är starkt präglat av variabelhantering såväl som olika metoder och aspekter relevanta för ekvationslösning.
Mathematics education in Sweden is heavily influenced by textbooks. Being based on the Swedish curriculum and adapted to its content, the textbooks carry great weight in relation to the pupils’ teaching experience. Algebraic knowledge comprises an important role in the learning of mathematics. The aim of this study is to identify what characterizes the algebraic content in Swedish textbooks and curriculums for the lower secondary school. Researchers within mathematics education have previously published studies related to this aim in the lower level of elementary school. Five Big Ideas were identified and used as a framework to characterize the algebraic content in earlier studies. Those five Big Ideas were also used as a framework in this study. The results show that the algebraic content in lower secondary school is largely composed of methods for using variables. Methods and aspects suitable for solving equations were also frequently represented.
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Books on the topic "Lower secondary school mathematics"

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Barbara, Cullingworth, and Drape Steve, eds. Problem pages 11 to 16: A book of mathematical problems for lower secondary school pupils. Leicester: The Mathematical Association, 2003.

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Foxman, D. D. Graduated tests in mathematics: A study of lower attaining pupils in secondary schools. Windsor, Berkshire, England: NFER-NELSON, 1989.

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J, Bremigan Ralph, and Lorch John D. 1965-, eds. Mathematics for secondary school teachers. [Washington, DC]: Mathematical Association of America, 2011.

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Drijvers, Paul, Lynda Ball, Bärbel Barzel, M. Kathleen Heid, Yiming Cao, and Michela Maschietto. Uses of Technology in Lower Secondary Mathematics Education. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33666-4.

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Teaching secondary and middle school mathematics. 4th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2013.

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Teaching secondary and middle school mathematics. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000.

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Brahier, Daniel. Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics. Fifth edition. | New York : Routledge, 2016.: Routledge, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315685502.

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Brahier, Daniel J. Teaching secondary and middle school mathematics. 3rd ed. Boston: Pearson, 2009.

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Warren, Jones. Secondary school mathematics and technological careers. Hawthorn, Vic: Australian Council for Educational Research, 1988.

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Kajander, Ann, Jennifer Holm, and Egan J. Chernoff, eds. Teaching and Learning Secondary School Mathematics. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92390-1.

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Heid, M. Kathleen. "Digital Tools in Lower Secondary School Mathematics Education: A Review of Qualitative Research on Mathematics Learning of Lower Secondary School Students." In Uses of Technology in Primary and Secondary Mathematics Education, 177–201. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76575-4_10.

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Ding, Liping, Birgit Pepin, and Keith Jones. "Students’ Attitudes Towards Mathematics Across Lower Secondary Schools in Shanghai." In From beliefs to dynamic affect systems in mathematics education, 157–78. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06808-4_8.

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Bergem, Ole K. "“Mathematics Is My Favorite Subject!”." In Teaching and Learning in Lower Secondary Schools in the Era of PISA and TIMSS, 165–79. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17302-3_11.

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Bergem, Ole K., and Kirsti Klette. "Conversations as Learning Tools in Mathematics: What Do Pupils Actually Learn?" In Teaching and Learning in Lower Secondary Schools in the Era of PISA and TIMSS, 129–45. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17302-3_9.

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Langrall, Cynthia W. "The Status of Probability in the Elementary and Lower Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum: The Rise and Fall of Probability in School Mathematics in the United States." In Teaching and Learning Stochastics, 39–50. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72871-1_3.

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Wollschläger, Rachel, Pascale Esch, Ulrich Keller, Antoine Fischbach, and Ineke M. Pit-ten Cate. "Academic Achievement and Subjective Well-being: A Representative Cross-sectional Study." In Wohlbefinden und Gesundheit im Jugendalter, 191–213. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-35744-3_10.

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AbstractFormal education is a very important, time-intensive, and highly consequential aspect of adolescents’ everyday life. School as well as education can influence adolescents’ well-being in both the short- and long-term. In return, adolescents’ well-being in- and outside school may affect their educational achievement. The objective of the present study is to investigate how self-reported dimensions of adolescents’ subjective well-being (SWB) in an educational context (i.e., academic self-concept, school anxiety, social and emotional inclusion) relate to educational pathways (regular vs. irregular school transitions; attendance of more vs. less prestigious secondary school tracks) and standardized assessment scores in key academic areas (i.e., mathematics and languages). Drawing on representative data emerging from the Luxembourg School Monitoring Programme “Épreuves Standardisées” (academic year 2018/2019), the relationship between academic achievement and students’ self-reported well-being was analysed cross-sectionally for the entire student cohorts of 5th and 9th graders. Result indicated that grades and educational pathways affect SWB, whereby in general lower ratings of SWB were observed in older students, students that experienced grade retention and students in lower secondary school tracks. Furthermore, ratings of SWB explained a significant proportion of variance in academic achievement in bot Grade 5 and Grade 9. These findings highlight the importance of student´ SWB in education. SWB may not only affect academic achievement, but also impact motivation and engagement and hence long-term educational success. Implications of the findings for research and educational debate are discussed.
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Matsuzaki, Akio, and Masafumi Kaneko. "Evidence of Reformulation of Situation Models: Modelling Tests Before and After a Modelling Class for Lower Secondary School Students." In International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling, 487–98. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18272-8_41.

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McCallum, William. "Excavating School Mathematics." In Connecting Abstract Algebra to Secondary Mathematics, for Secondary Mathematics Teachers, 87–101. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99214-3_5.

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Faragher, Rhonda M. "Mathematics in secondary school." In A Practical Guide to Educating Learners with Down Syndrome, 142–55. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429262739-14.

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Bodin, Antoine, and Bernard Capponi. "Junior Secondary School Practices." In International Handbook of Mathematics Education, 647–74. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1465-0_18.

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Conference papers on the topic "Lower secondary school mathematics"

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Teppo, Moonika, Merlin Saulep, Regina Soobard, and Miia Rannikmäe. "FACTORS INFLUENCING LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO LEARN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS." In 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/inted.2020.1673.

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"ONLINE TUTORING THROUGH AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM TO SUPPORT LEARNING MATHEMATICS AT LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL." In 14th International Conference on e-Learning. IADIS Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.33965/el2020_202007l009.

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"MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL: FOUR OPEN ONLINE COURSES TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING." In IADIS International Conference Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age 2021. IADIS Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.33965/celda2021_202108l012.

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Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Maria, Efi Paparistodemou, Efstathios Mavrotheris, Pilar Azcárate, Anna Serradó, and Jose Cardeñoso. "Teachers’ professional development in statistics: The EarlyStatistics European project." In Joint ICMI/IASE Study: Teaching Statistics in School Mathematics. International Association for Statistical Education, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.52041/srap.08707.

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The EU-funded project EarlyStatistics aims to enhance the teaching and learning of early statistical reasoning in European schools by utilizing distance education to offer high-quality professional development experiences to teachers across Europe. The project consortium has developed and is currently pilot testing an online professional development course in statistics education targeting elementary and lower secondary school European teachers. The article provides an overview of the EarlyStatistics course design. It describes the pedagogical and didactical approach underlying EarlyStatistics and the course content and structure. It also outlines the quality assurance processes used in the project to avoid quality failures and the evaluation processes employed to assess the course effectiveness in achieving its objectives.
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Lavery, Thomas. "USING ROBOTS TO ASSIST IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS TO UPPER PRIMARY AND LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS." In 14th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. IATED, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2021.1605.

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Youayia, Baoyang, and Ariyadi Wijaya. "A comparative analysis of geometry tasks in Laotian and Indonesian lower secondary school mathematics textbooks from the perspective of revised Bloom’s Taxonomy." In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON INNOVATION IN MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (ISIMMED) 2020: Rethinking the role of statistics, mathematics and mathematics education in society 5.0: Theory, research, and practice. AIP Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0129885.

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Purnama, Intan, Yusuf Hartono, and Weni Dwi Pratiwi. "On Mathematical Literacy of Lower Secondary School Students in Palembang Through Problem-Based Learning." In 4th Sriwijaya University Learning and Education International Conference (SULE-IC 2020). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201230.172.

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Horverak, May Olaug, and Judith Emilie Espegren. "How to Create a Supportive Learning Environment in Mathematics Classes – An Example from a Norwegian Lower Secondary School Class." In The European Conference on Education 2021. The International Academic Forum(IAFOR), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2021.22.

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RĂDULESCU, Carmen Valentina, Sorin Petrică ANGHELUȚĂ, Sorin BURLACU, and Victor Adrian TROACĂ. "BASIC SKILLS OF STUDENTS: READING, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE." In International Management Conference. Editura ASE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/imc/2021/02.14.

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Reading, math and science are basic skills that students acquire in school. The level of these basic skills is an important indicator of the quality of initial education and training systems. The basic competences acquired in primary and lower secondary education are assessed. The authors propose the analysis of the evolution of underachievement indicators in reading, mathematics and science in the member countries of the European Union, for the period 2006-2018. The level of education can be influenced by the existence in a community of students with poor results, associated with the existence of students with special educational needs.
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Ramli, Fatimah, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ayub, and Nur Raidah Salim. "Effectiveness of problem based learning strategy towards solving higher and lower order questions among secondary school students." In PROCEEDING OF THE 25TH NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (SKSM25): Mathematical Sciences as the Core of Intellectual Excellence. Author(s), 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5041697.

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Ellison, Glenn, and Ashley Swanson. The Gender Gap in Secondary School Mathematics at High Achievement Levels: Evidence from the American Mathematics Competitions. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, August 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w15238.

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Sefa-Nyarko, Clement Sefa-Nyarko, David Mwambari Mwambari, and Pearl Kyei Kyei. Transitions from Primary to Lower Secondary School: A Focus on Equity. Toronto, Ontario Canada: Mastercard Foundation, October 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15868/socialsector.36867.

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Lovyanova, I. V. On Specific Character of Mathematical Education Content Selection at Subject-Specialised School. [б. в.], 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/0564/2377.

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The article dwells upon the issues of mathematics teaching as a subject training organisational process. Historical principles and tendencies concerning subject-specialised school creation in particular as well as Russian and soviet school practice are analysed in the article. Experience of differentiation process on the high stage of school education in such countries as France, Japan and the USA has been investigated. The main functions of a subject matter mastering conception at high school have been pointed out. Mathematical education is considered to be the principal component of comprehensive education as well as the factor influencing the quality of education at a higher educational establishment on the whole run. The peculiarities of mathematical education content at a subject-specialised school in different directions of mathematical training have been illuminated in the article along with the deep consideration of succession problem of both secondary comprehensive and higher school educational processes correspondingly, which, in their turn, are regarded as the possible ways of education quality improvement in terms of higher educational establishment (HEE). The constructional principles of educational courses in various mathematical subjects are defined in the article.
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Roschelle, Jeremy, Britte Haugan Cheng, Nicola Hodkowski, Julie Neisler, and Lina Haldar. Evaluation of an Online Tutoring Program in Elementary Mathematics. Digital Promise, April 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/94.

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Many students struggle with mathematics in late elementary school, particularly on the topic of fractions. In a best evidence syntheses of research on increasing achievement in elementary school mathematics, Pelligrini et al. (2018) highlighted tutoring as a way to help students. Online tutoring is attractive because costs may be lower and logistics easier than with face-to-face tutoring. Cignition developed an approach that combines online 1:1 tutoring with a fractions game, called FogStone Isle. The game provides students with additional learning opportunities and provides tutors with information that they can use to plan tutoring sessions. A randomized controlled trial investigated the research question: Do students who participate in online tutoring and a related mathematical game learn more about fractions than students who only have access to the game? Participants were 144 students from four schools, all serving low-income students with low prior mathematics achievement. In the Treatment condition, students received 20-25 minute tutoring sessions twice per week for an average of 18 sessions and also played the FogStone Isle game. In the Control condition, students had access to the game, but did not play it often. Control students did not receive tutoring. Students were randomly assigned to condition after being matched on pre-test scores. The same diagnostic assessment was used as a pre-test and as a post-test. The planned analysis looked for differences in gain scores ( post-test minus pre-test scores) between conditions. We conducted a t-test on the aggregate gain scores, comparing conditions; the results were statistically significant (t = 4.0545, df = 132.66, p-value < .001). To determine an effect size, we treated each site as a study in a meta-analysis. Using gain scores, the effect size was g=+.66. A more sophisticated treatment of the pooled standard deviation resulted in a corrected effect size of g=.46 with a 95% confidence interval of [+.23,+.70]. Students who received online tutoring and played the related Fog Stone Isle game learned more; our research found the approach to be efficacious. The Pelligrini et al. (2018) meta-analysis of elementary math tutoring programs found g = .26 and was based largely on face-to-face tutoring studies. Thus, this study compares favorably to prior research on face-to-face mathematics tutoring with elementary students. Limitations are discussed; in particular, this is an initial study of an intervention under development. Effects could increase or decrease as development continues and the program scales. Although this study was planned long before the current pandemic, results are particularly timely now that many students are at home under shelter-in-place orders due to COVID-19. The approach taken here is feasible for students at home, with tutors supporting them from a distance. It is also feasible in many other situations where equity could be addressed directly by supporting students via online tutors.
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Bilousova, Liudmyla I., Liudmyla E. Gryzun, Daria H. Sherstiuk, and Ekaterina O. Shmeltser. Cloud-based complex of computer transdisciplinary models in the context of holistic educational approach. [б. в.], September 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/3259.

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The paper represents the authors’ cloud-based complex of computer dynamic models and their transdisciplinary facilities. Proper theoretical background for the complex design is elaborated and the process of the computer models development is covered. The models in the complex are grouped in the sections according to the curriculum subjects (Physics, Algebra, Geometry, Biology, Geography, and Informatics). Each of the sections includes proper models along with their description and transdisciplinary didactic support. The paper also presents recommendations as for using of the complex to provide holistic learning of Mathematics, Science and Informatics at secondary school. The prospects of further research are outlined.
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Sowa, Patience, Rachel Jordan, Wendi Ralaingita, and Benjamin Piper. Higher Grounds: Practical Guidelines for Forging Learning Pathways in Upper Primary Education. RTI Press, May 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2021.op.0069.2105.

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To address chronically low primary school completion rates and the disconnect between learners’ skills at the end of primary school and the skills learners need to thrive in secondary school identified in many low- and middle-income countries, more investment is needed to improve the quality of teaching and learning in upper primary grades. Accordingly, we provide guidelines for improving five components of upper primary education: (1) In-service teacher professional development and pre-service preparation to improve and enhance teacher quality; (2) a focus on mathematics, literacy, and core content-area subjects; (3) assessment for learning; (4) high-quality teaching and learning materials; and (5) positive school climates. We provide foundational guiding principles and recommendations for intervention design and implementation for each component. Additionally, we discuss and propose how to structure and design pre-service teacher preparation and in-service teacher training and ongoing support, fortified by materials design and assessment, to help teachers determine where learners are in developmental progressions, move learners towards mastery, and differentiate and support learners who have fallen behind. We provide additional suggestions for integrating a whole-school climate curriculum, social-emotional learning, and school-related gender-based violence prevention strategies to address the internal and societal changes learners often face as they enter upper primary.
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Berkhout, Emilie, Goldy Dharmawan, Amanda Beatty, Daniel Suryadarma, and Menno Pradhan. Who Benefits and Loses from Large Changes to Student Composition? Assessing Impacts of Lowering School Admissions Standards in Indonesia. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-risewp_2022/094.

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We study the effects of an admission policy change that caused a massive shift in student composition in public and private junior secondary schools in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 2018, the primary criterion for admission into Yogyakarta’s 16 preferred, free public schools (grades 7-9) changed from a grade 6 exam score ranking to a neighborhood-to-school distance ranking. This policy change resulted in a decline in average grade 6 scores in public schools by 0.4 standard deviations (s.d.) and a 0.4 s.d. increase in private schools. We assessed learning impacts caused by the changed student composition by comparing two otherwise similar cohorts of students admitted before and after the policy change. Average grade 8 test scores across math and Indonesian declined by 0.08 s.d. (not significant). To understand which students throughout the education system gained and lost in terms of learning, we simulated public school access under the 2018 policy and its predecessor for both cohorts. In public schools, teachers attempted to adapt lessons to lower-scoring students by changing teaching approaches and tracking students. These responses and/or exposure to different peers negatively affected learning for students predicted to have access to public schools under both policies (-0.13 s.d., significant at the 10 percent level) and aided students with predicted public school access under the new policy slightly (0.12 s.d., not significant). These results are in contrast to existing literature which finds little or no impact from shifts in student composition on incumbent students’ learning. In private schools, we found no such adaptations and no effects on predicted incumbent students. However, students predicted to enter private schools under the new policy saw large negative effects (-0.24 s.d., significant), due to lower school quality and/or peer effects. Our results demonstrate that effects from high-performing, selective schools can be highly heterogenous and influenced by student composition.
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Berkhout, Emilie, Goldy Dharmawan, Amanda Beatty, Daniel Suryadarma, and Menno Pradhan. Who Benefits and Loses from Large Changes to Student Composition? Assessing Impacts of Lowering School Admissions Standards in Indonesia. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-risewp_2022/094.

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We study the effects of an admission policy change that caused a massive shift in student composition in public and private junior secondary schools in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 2018, the primary criterion for admission into Yogyakarta’s 16 preferred, free public schools (grades 7-9) changed from a grade 6 exam score ranking to a neighborhood-to-school distance ranking. This policy change resulted in a decline in average grade 6 scores in public schools by 0.4 standard deviations (s.d.) and a 0.4 s.d. increase in private schools. We assessed learning impacts caused by the changed student composition by comparing two otherwise similar cohorts of students admitted before and after the policy change. Average grade 8 test scores across math and Indonesian declined by 0.08 s.d. (not significant). To understand which students throughout the education system gained and lost in terms of learning, we simulated public school access under the 2018 policy and its predecessor for both cohorts. In public schools, teachers attempted to adapt lessons to lower-scoring students by changing teaching approaches and tracking students. These responses and/or exposure to different peers negatively affected learning for students predicted to have access to public schools under both policies (-0.13 s.d., significant at the 10 percent level) and aided students with predicted public school access under the new policy slightly (0.12 s.d., not significant). These results are in contrast to existing literature which finds little or no impact from shifts in student composition on incumbent students’ learning. In private schools, we found no such adaptations and no effects on predicted incumbent students. However, students predicted to enter private schools under the new policy saw large negative effects (-0.24 s.d., significant), due to lower school quality and/or peer effects. Our results demonstrate that effects from high-performing, selective schools can be highly heterogenous and influenced by student composition.
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Thomson, Sue. PISA 2018: Australia in Focus Number 1: Academic resilience among Australian students. Australian Council for Educational Research, March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-624-6.

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Socioeconomically disadvantaged students (i.e. those whose scores on a constructed measure of social and cultural capital are below a specified cut-off, usually the 25th percentile) have been found to be more likely to drop out of school, repeat a grade, achieve lower levels at senior secondary school, and score lower on tests such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Despite this association between socioeconomic disadvantage and poorer outcomes related to education, a percentage of students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds enjoy success at school. This apparent success despite the odds is of interest to researchers and educators alike – what, if any, characteristics do these academically resilient students share, why might this be and what can we learn from this group of students, however small, that might assist in improving outcomes for all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background?
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Hillman, Kylie, and Sue Thomson. 2018 Australian TALIS-PISA Link Report. Australian Council for Educational Research, August 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-598-0.

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Australia was one of nine countries and economies to participate in the 2018 TALIS-PISA link study, together with Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina), Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Malta, Turkey and Viet Nam. This study involved coordinating the samples of schools that participated in the Program of International Student Assessment (PISA, a study of the performance of 15-year-old students) and the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS, a study that surveys teachers and principals in lower secondary schools) in 2018. A sample of teachers from schools that were selected to participate in PISA were invited to respond to the TALIS survey. TALIS data provides information regarding the background, beliefs and practices of lower secondary teachers and principals, and PISA data delivers insights into the background characteristics and cognitive and non-cognitive skills of 15-year-old students. Linking these data offers an internationally comparable dataset combining information on key education stakeholders. This report presents results of analyses of the relationships between teacher and school factors and student outcomes, such as performance on the PISA assessment, expectations for further study and experiences of school life. Results for Australia are presented alongside those of the average (mean) across all countries and economies that participated in the TALIS-PISA link study for comparison, but the focus remains on what relationships were significant among Australian students.
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