The Development of Everyday Mathematics in Brazilian Children with Limited Formal Education   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Steven R. Guberman 《Child development》1996,67(4):1609-1623

The sociocultural context in which children acquire and use everyday mathematics was studied in Brazilian shantytown communities. Children's developing mathematical abilities and use of currency in solving commercial problems were investigated. Interviews with the parents of 105 children from 4 to 14 years of age indicated that, when sent to make purchases at local stands, the problems entailed in the responsibilities parents assigned to children involved greater arithmetical complexity with increasing age. Children's accuracy and strategy use on arithmetic tasks similar to the problems encountered in commercial transactions revealed: ( a ) many children used currency to aid their problem solving; ( b ) with increasing age, currency use declined; and ( c ) children's currency use progressed from global estimates to the mental decomposition and manipulation of currency values. The mathematical complexity of children's commercial transactions correlated significantly with their mathematics performance even when age, grade in school, and years of schooling were statistically controlled The results provide evidence that by adjusting the mathematical complexity of children's commercial transactions, parents facilitate connections between children's developing competence and their everyday activities.  相似文献   

The design of an analogical encoding tool for game-based virtual learning environments     

Douglas Williams  Yuxin Ma  Steven Feist  Charles E. Richard  Louise Prejean 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2007,38(3):429-437

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Whose Literacy? Discursive constructions of life and objectivity     

Lynn  Fendler & Steven F.  Tuckey 《Educational Philosophy and Theory》2006,38(5):589-606

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Bringing Inquiry to the First Two Years of College Mathematics     

Dana C. Ernst  Theron Hitchman  Angie Hodge 《PRIMUS》2017,27(7):641-645

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In this editorial, we provide an introduction to the special issue on Inquiry-Based Learning in First and Second Year Courses. We also discuss the essential features of inquiry-based learning and provide a brief overview of the literature and evidence for its effectiveness.  相似文献   

The overall effects of end-of-course assessment on student performance: A comparison between multiple choice testing, peer assessment, case-based assessment and portfolio assessment     

Katrien Struyven  Filip Dochy  Steven Janssens  Wouter Schelfhou  Sarah Gielen 《Studies in Educational Evaluation》2006,32(3):202

This study investigates the effect of method of assessment on student performance. Five research conditions go together with one of four assessment modes, namely: portfolio, case-based, peer assessment, and multiple choice evaluation. Data collection is done by means of a pre-test/ post-test-design with the help of two standardised tests (N=816). Results show that assessment method does make a difference: assessments do not produce overall effects on student performance. Moreover, student-activating instruction efforts do not automatically result in more extensive learning gains. Finally, test results show, when compared to other assessments, a statistically significant positive effect of the multiple choice test on students' test scores. However, students' preparation level and the closed book format of the tests might serve explanatory purposes.  相似文献   

Abstraction and Concept Formation     

Steven French 《Metascience》2007,16(3):539-542

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Resistance is futile!     

French  Steven 《Metascience》2020,29(1):5-10

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Designing instructor-led schools with rapid prototyping     

Steven R. Lange  Colleen M. Shanahan  Owen Hurd 《Performance Improvement》1996,35(8):26-29

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The Barbie Exhibition: Show but Don't Tell     

Steven C. Dubin 《Curator: The Museum Journal》1996,39(1):15-18

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How Should Instructional Designers Be Educated?     

Steven D. Tripp 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》1994,7(3):116-126

Simon suggested that design, defined broadly, is concerned with any kind of deliberate problem solving, whether it be in fields traditionally associated with design, like architecture and engineering, or fields involving the design of instruction. Since instructional design is a kind ol'skillcd professional behavior, the education of other skilled professionals is examined and suggestions are made for analogous instructional techniques in any field. The question of how instructional designers should be educated is related to the larger question of how to teach people to design in general.  相似文献