For example, in South Africa, students must choose between mathematics or mathematical literacy from grade 10. While mathematics is important for students wanting to pursue careers in STEM fields, mathematical literacy is about applications of mathematics and critical citizenship, for example making ...
and “the literacy of different visuals in this topic is quite broad” (SA2). While diagrams may aid in building some underlying probability understanding or capability, can be difficult to translate back to other forms of explanation without both the mathematical understanding...
Implementation of K-12 State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts and Literacy; RAND: Santa Monica, CA, USA, 2016. [Google Scholar] Hiebert, J.; Stigler, J.W.; Jacobs, J.K.; Givvin, K.B.; Garnier, H.; Smith, M.; Hollingsworth, H.; Manaster, A.; Wearne, D.; ...
In contrast, when ST004D01T = 2, the prediction of math literacy is greater than the mean of all samples (Figure 5). GRADE indicates comparison to modal grade in the country. It exhibits a positive relationship with their accomplishments, i.e., the higher the grade level the student is ...
Metzenberg looks at the California Science Standards, the National Science Education Standards, and the AAAS Benchmarks for Science Literacy. In his view the NSES and the Benchmarks have set a standard of achievement for students that is shockingly low, and related NSF funding is helping to ...
As for younger adolescents, a recent comparative study based on data from the 2018 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS), van de Werfhorst et al. (2020) found that eighth-grade students' ICT usage for educational purposes outside of school is positively associated with ...
A large-scale evaluation of the impact of IWBs for the UK’s Primary National Strategy’s “Embedding ICT in the Literacy And Numeracy Strategies” was conducted by Higgins et al. from Newcastle University (UK). In this project, IWBs were installed in all of the Year 5 and 6 classes in...
Sampling distributions are fundamental for statistical inference, yet their abstract nature poses challenges for students. This research investigates the d
This provided the base level of knowledge that all papers in Topic Group 22 built on, and many of the chapters in this book refer to it, so it is worth summarising some of its key points here. In the State of the art, the authors make clear that previous research in the topic ...
Sarah has engaged in research related to mentoring, literacy and reading, and professional experience. Sarah has a keen interest in Initial Teacher Education. She has acted in the role of Director of Professional Experience, been the convenor of the Higher Degree Society for the School of ...