Download or read book The Effect of Metacognition on Mathematics Achievement written by Jocelyn Hoff and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the National Center of Education Statistics (2009), American students perform at a lower level of achievement than the nation expects of them. On the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), the United States average mathematics score was 508 for eighth grade students. This is above the average of 500, but below five of the other 47 countries that participated. Chinese Taipei, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan had higher average scores than the United States. On the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the United States average score of 474 for 15 year olds. This is lower than the average of 498; American youth are in the lowest fourth of participating countries. They performed below 23 of the other 29 countries that are participated and are members of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Mathematics is important for the economic and technological future of the United States. Students need to be prepared for careers that require mathematics skills. President Obama, in his State of the Union address in 2011 said, "Maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to America's success...if we want innovation to produce jobs in America and not overseas, then we also have to win the race to educate our kids." The Business of Higher Education Forum (2011), found that only 17% of high school seniors are both interested in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM) and mathematically proficient. John Flavell developed the idea of metacognition in 1976. Study after study proved that "thinking about thinking" improves academic achievement. Metacognition relates well to the new Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice, which promote conceptual understanding, explanations of processes, and reasoning. Because "the sharp falloff in mathematics education in the U.S. begins as students reach late middle school" (U.S. Department of Education, 2008, p. xiii), this study aimed to determine if metacognitive routines in a middle school mathematics class would effect student achievement on a chapter test. Quantitative data was collected from middle school students in Northern California. Seventh grade mathematics students took a pre-test, post-test, and post post-test on solving equations. Students also completed a survey. One class was the experimental group, in which students participated in metacognitive routines. The other class was the control group, in which students did not participate in metacognitive routines. There was no significant difference in the test scores between the experimental and control groups. However, the experimental group's assessment of their confidence more accurately reflected their scores on the post post-test. This result corresponds with self-regulated learning, which includes metacognition. Other significant findings resulted when analyzing data by gender. Girls in the experimental group retained more knowledge than the boys on short answer questions. In the control group, girls were more confident, girls performed better on the talk to the equation question, and males performed better on the multiple-choice questions. Girls in the experimental group retained more knowledge than the girls in the control group on the short answer questions.

Download or read book Educational Research and Innovation Critical Maths for Innovative Societies The Role of Metacognitive Pedagogies written by Mevarech Zemira and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks at a number of published studies on mathematics education that try to understand which education and skills are appropriate for innovative societies.

Download or read book What Do Children Need to Flourish written by Kristin Anderson Moore and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume responds to the intense concern for and interest in identifying and measuring what matters for happy, healthy children who grow to be compassionate, responsible adults. And although innumerable organizations undertake efforts aimed at positive youth development, this book takes the first step toward developing a system of national indicators that can be used to monitor positive behaviors and attitudes for children at the national level, in communities, and in programs.

Download or read book Metacognition in Science Education written by Anat Zohar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is metacognition gaining recognition, both in education generally and in science learning in particular? What does metacognition contribute to the theory and practice of science learning? Metacognition in Science Education discusses emerging topics at the intersection of metacognition with the teaching and learning of science concepts, and with higher order thinking more generally. The book provides readers with a background on metacognition and analyses the latest developments in the field. It also gives an account of best-practice methodology. Expanding on the theoretical underpinnings of metacognition, and written by world leaders in metacognitive research, the chapters present cutting-edge studies on how various forms of metacognitive instruction enhance understanding and thinking in science classrooms. The editors strive for conceptual coherency in the various definitions of metacognition that appear in the book, and show that the study of metacognition is not an end in itself. Rather, it is integral to other important constructs, such as self-regulation, literacy, the teaching of thinking strategies, motivation, meta-strategies, conceptual understanding, reflection, and critical thinking. The book testifies to a growing recognition of the potential value of metacognition to science learning. It will motivate science educators in different educational contexts to incorporate this topic into their ongoing research and practice.

Download or read book Mathematical Problem Solving written by Frank K. Lester and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set of papers was originally developed for a conference on Issues and Directions in Mathematics Problem Solving Research held at Indiana University in May 1981. The purpose is to contribute to the clear formulation of the key issues in mathematical problem-solving research by presenting the ideas of actively involved researchers. An introduction provides an overview of each paper. The papers focus on the psychology of mathematical problem solving (R. E. Mayer), knowledge organization (E. A. Silver), implications from information-processing psychology, (D. J. Briars) building bridges between psychological and mathematics education research (F. K. Lester, Jr.), measuring problem solving outcomes (G. A. Goldin), a model for elementary teacher training in problem solving (J. F. LeBlanc), applied problem solving (R. Lesh, and M. Akerstrom), a concept-learning perspective (R. J. Shumway), and a statement of issues (H. L. Schoen). (MNS)

Download or read book Metacognition in Young Children written by Shirley Larkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines theories of metacognition of particular relevance to primary school age children, drawing on empirical research from psychology and education.

Download or read book Metacognition in Mathematics Education written by Marcel Veenman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For some decades, theoretical and empirical research has focused on the phenomenon of metacognition and its overwhelming importance to human learning and performance. The real growth in theoretical and empirical studies about metacognition started with the work of Flavell at the end of the 1970s in the context of research on metamemory. The metacognitive concept has been very successful stimulating a lot of studies. The metacognitive research on reading peaked in the 1980s and has levelled since. Metacognition has more recently also been applied to mathematics. Metacognition can be differentiated into two central components, namely metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive processes or skills. In the same vein, Brown (1978) distinguished metacognitive knowledge about the interaction between person, task, and strategies characteristics from the regulation of one's own cognitive activities. The purpose of this book is to help to summarise and clarify some of the issues on the conceptualisation, the assessment and the training of metacognition on mathematical issues in learners with and without mathematics learning disabilities. metacognition in mathematics performance.

Download or read book The Effect of Metacognitive Intervention on Learner Metacognition and Achievement in Mathematics written by Daniël Stephanus Du Toit and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effect of Metacognitive Strategy Scaffolding on Student Achievement in Solving Complex Math World Problems written by Joan J. Marge and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effect of Metacognitive cooperative Learning Approach on Mathematics written by Myrtle Joyce Shobha D'Souza Sister and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is important for pupils to be aware of their strengths and limitations as learners.Metacognitive environment provides scope for this. The present study, represents the significance of metacognitive strategies on learning Mathematics in Co-operative groups. The study has considered Self Questioning and IDEAL Strategies on Metacognition with Co-operative Learning Approach .The study was carried out by following Post-Test only Control Group design. The findings of the study reveals that Metacognitive Co-operative Learning Approach enhances Mathematics Achievement among Secondary School students.It has also revealed that the approach is significantly more effective to high achievers as well as low achievers than traditional method, but the effectiveness is significantly more on high achievers than low achievers

Download or read book The Effect of Grade Level Achievement and Type of Task on Metacognitive Awareness in Elementary Mathematics written by Maryanne Bozarth Bongiovani and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assessment and Learning in the Secondary School written by Prof E C Wragg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-27 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessment is now regarded as a 'high stakes' issue: schools, teachers, and individual pupils are often judged by the results of national tests and public examinations. This book addresses both formal and informal ways of assessing children's work and progress. Pupils' learning is often neglected in the debate, so this book puts what children actually learn right at its centre and involves them sensibly and appropriately in the improvement of teaching and learning. The book is divided into six units where Ted Wragg address topics such as: * principles and purposes of assessment * written, oral and practical evaluation * self-assessment the 'whole school' approach * staff development and appraisal. The inclusion of tried and tested practical activities, discussion topics, photographs, cartoons and case examples makes this a very user-friendly book for both trainee and experienced teachers in secondary schools. This is one of a set of eight innovative yet practical resource books for teachers, focussing on the classroom and covering vital skills for primary and secondary teachers. The books are strongly influenced by the findings of numerous research projects during which hundreds of teachers were observed at work. The first editions of the series were bestsellers, and these revised second editions will be equally welcomed by teachers eager to improve their teaching skills.

Download or read book The Effects of Journal Writing on Metacognition Problem Solving and Mathematics Achievement written by Joni G. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effect of Metacognitive Strategy Training on Mathematical Problem Solving Achievement written by Gokhan Ozsoy and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of using metacognitive strategy training on mathematical problem solving achievement. The study took place over a nine-week period with 47 fifth grade students. The experimental group (n = 24) instructed to improve their metacognitive skills. At the same time the students in the control group (n = 23) received no additional activities and continued their normal lessons. Students were pre- and post-tested with the Mathematical Problem Solving Achievement Test and Turkish version of Metacognitive Skills and Knowledge Assessment (MSA-TR). The results indicated that students in the metacognitive treatment group significantly improved in both mathematical problem solving achievement and metacognitive skills. (Contains 6 tables.).

Download or read book Affect in Mathematical Modeling written by Scott A. Chamberlin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book, the relationship between affect and modeling is discussed because, as educational psychologists have suggested for decades, affect directly influences achievement. Moreover, given the importance of mathematical modeling and the applications to high level mathematics, it provides the field of mathematics psychology with insight regarding affect, in relation to mathematical modeling. By doing so it helps determine the degree to which understanding of mathematics and understanding affect in mathematical modeling episodes may have a direct effect on cognition.

Download or read book The Effect of Teaching Metacognition Strategies to Preservice Elementary School Teachers on Their Mathematical Problem solving Achievement and Attitude written by Jane M. Wilburne and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cognitive Science and Mathematics Education written by Alan H. Schoenfeld and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a result of mathematicians, cognitive scientists, mathematics educators, and classroom teachers combining their efforts to help address issues of importance to classroom instruction in mathematics. In so doing, the contributors provide a general introduction to fundamental ideas in cognitive science, plus an overview of cognitive theory and its direct implications for mathematics education. A practical, no-nonsense attempt to bring recent research within reach for practicing teachers, this book also raises many issues for cognitive researchers to consider.