Download or read book Thinking Styles and Achievement in Mathematics written by Kingston R and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking styles is one of the important aspects of one's cognitive behaviour.It refers to the knowledge attained or skills developed in the school subjects, usually designed by test, art and craft, creative works given by the teacher or by different concepts assigned by teachers.Thinking styles at the adolescence stage are a turning point of achievement in an individual life.Generally Mathematics itself has lot of concepts leading to develop the creative thinking and reasoning skills of the learners.Thinking styles determines the level of achievement of the student.Therefore there is a strong relation between the mathematics achievement and thinking styles.The challenges and problems faced by the individual or by society are solved through serious efforts involving thinking styles.The power of thinking styles and personality traits may consider being the essential tools for the welfare and meaningful existence of the individual as well as the society.Thinking style is one of the positive factor which leads to higher achievement in mathematics.In this context, this book is an important contribution in analyzing the effect of thinking styles in mathematics achievement of the learner

Download or read book THINKING STYLES ACHIEVEMENT written by Chi-Kit Fritz Cheung and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Thinking Styles and Achievement in Mathematics and Language Learning" by Chi-kit, Fritz, Cheung, 張志傑, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3196284 Subjects: Cognitive styles Junior high school students - China - Hong Kong Mathematics - Study and teaching (Middle school) - China - Hong Kong Chinese language - Study and teaching (Middle school) - China - HongKong English language - Study and teaching (Middle school) - China - HongKong

Download or read book Thinking Styles and Achievement in Mathematics and Language Learning written by Chi-kit Cheung (Fritz) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Thinking Styles written by Jieqiong Fan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking styles, defined as one’s preferred way of using abilities, have been considered as an important factor in explaining human performance. However, is it worthwhile to pay attention to thinking styles in addition to traditional constructs in individual differences, such as personality? Are there good styles or bad styles? Can thinking style be cultivated? Which thinking styles should we aim to cultivate? And how to cultivate these styles? This book answers these questions and more by addressing three major controversial issues in the field of styles: namely, whether thinking styles are distinct from, or are part of, personality traits; whether or not thinking styles can be changed; and whether or not thinking styles are value-laden. Based on a comprehensive review of previous literature and the analyses of results from a mixed-method, longitudinal study, the book provides solid and intriguing research evidence to the discussion of the above issues. Both academics and graduate students who wish to do research in the field of styles will find the book useful for its insights into the nature of thinking styles.

Download or read book A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO USING LEARNING STYLES IN MATH INSTRUCTION written by Ruby Bostick Midkiff and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although much attention has been given to the use of learning styles in the general curriculum and in teaching students to read., the use of learning styles-based instruction in the mathematics classroom has received limited attention. Therefore, the purpose of this book is to address the improvement of mathematics instruction through the use of learning styles-based instruction. Its goals are to give the reader an understanding of learning styles-based instruction in mathematics, of effective use of manipulatives in teaching various concepts at all grade levels, of ways to develop spatial reasoning skills in students, of different activities which accommodate a variety of learning styles, and of authentic assessment in mathematics. The book presents the use of learning styles-based instruction as a powerful strategy which teachers can and should use with the result that teaching will be more effective, less remediation will be necessary, and the overall mathematics curriculum will be enhanced.

Download or read book HOW DO STUDENTS TEACHERS THI written by Tat-Yeung James Kuan and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "How Do Students' and Teachers' Thinking Styles Predict Academic Achievement Among Hong Kong Secondary School Students?" by Tat-yeung, James, Kuan, 關達陽, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Thinking styles refer to one's preferred ways of using one's abilities. This study investigates whether or not students' thinking styles, teachers' thinking styles in teaching, and student-teacher style match can predict students' academic achievement in a range of academic subjects. The study also aims to compare its findings with those of studies involving different curricula and age groups to explore thinking styles' domain specificity. Two cohorts of final year International Baccalaureate Diploma students (N= 111) and teachers (N= 15) participated in this study. Students' thinking styles were assessed by the Thinking Styles Inventory-Revised II and teachers' thinking styles in teaching were measured by the Thinking Styles in Teaching Inventory. Students' thinking styles, teachers' thinking styles in teaching, and their absolute difference in thinking style scores were used to predict students' academic achievement after controlling for demographic information and students' abilities according to their performance on the Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test-level H. Results indicated that students' internal and hierarchical styles significantly predicted better achievement in overall scores. The internal style also significantly predicted better achievement in English, Chinese, and theory of knowledge. Consistent with previous studies, the hierarchical style and other Type I intellectual styles based on other style models are often found positively related to academic achievement. However, the present findings are different from two studies that examined two different secondary school curricula in Hong Kong, in which Type II thinking styles predicted academic achievement. Findings suggested that the contribution of students' thinking styles on academic achievement was domain specific and varied depending on the curriculum. Moreover, contradicting to the field dependence/independence studies of teachers' styles, teachers' thinking styles in teaching did not predict academic achievement significantly in any subject in this study. Furthermore, student-teacher style match in the executive style predicted better academic achievement in biology, whereas a style mismatch in the local style predicted better achievement in mathematics. No significance difference in academic achievement was found when there was a style match or mismatch in English, Chinese, and physics. The contribution of style match to academic achievement varied across the five subjects, suggesting the contribution was domain specific and explained why the literature on style match research has inconclusive findings. Moreover, style match's contribution to academic achievement in mathematics was inconsistent with those in studies involving both younger and older age groups. The implications of this study are that style researchers must take into account of the curriculum, subject areas, age groups, and abilities of research participants when examining styles' contributions to academic achievement. Moreover, rather than aiming to match students' thinking styles, educators should teach utilizing diverse thinking styles to provide learning environments that alternate between style match and mismatch so students can learn to adapt. Subjects: Thought and thinking Academic achievement - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book Thinking Styles written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sternberg presents a theory of thinking styles that aims to explain why aptitude tests, school grades, and classroom performance often fail to identify real ability.

Download or read book Thinking Styles written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-03-13 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our society, the recognition of talent depends largely on idealized and entrenched perceptions of academic achievement and job performance. In Thinking Styles, psychologist Robert Sternberg argues that ability often goes unappreciated and uncultivated not because of lack of talent, but because of conflicting styles of thinking and learning. Using a variety of examples that range from scientific studies to personal anecdotes, Dr. Sternberg presents a theory of thinking styles that aims to explain why aptitude tests, school grades, and classroom performance often fail to identify real ability. He believes that criteria for intelligence in both school and the workplace are unfortunately based on the ability to conform rather than to learn. He takes this theory a step farther by stating that "achievement" can be a result of the compatability of personal and institutional thinking styles, and "failure" is too often a result of a conflict of thinking styles, rather than a lack of intelligence or aptitude. Dr. Sternberg presents his revolutionary ideas in a way that is accessible to any educated reader. This provocative book suggests a real change in how we measure achievement and will inspire educators, employers, and parents alike.

Download or read book Rehumanizing Mathematics for Black Indigenous and Latinx Students written by Imani Goffney and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics education will never truly improve until it adequately addresses those students whom the system has most failed. The 2018 volume of Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education (APME) series showcases the efforts of classroom teachers, school counselors and administrators, teacher educators, and education researchers to ensure mathematics teaching and learning is a humane, positive, and powerful experience for students who are Black, Indigenous, and/or Latinx. The book's chapters are grouped into three sections: Attending to Students' Identities through Learning, Professional Development That Embraces Community, and Principles for Teaching and Teacher Identity. To turn our schools into places where children who are Indigenous, Black, and Latinx can thrive, we need to rehumanize our teaching practices. The chapters in this volume describe a variety of initiatives that work to place these often marginalized students--and their identities, backgrounds, challenges, and aspirations--at the center of mathematics teaching and learning. We meet teachers who listen to and learn from their students as they work together to reverse those dehumanizing practices found in traditional mathematics education. With these examples as inspiration, this volume opens a conversation on what mathematics educators can do to enable Latinx, Black, and Indigenous students to build on their strengths and fulfill their promise.

Download or read book Handbook of Intellectual Styles written by Li-fang Zhang and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [B]ecause of the thoroughness of the literature reviews and the comprehensive coverage of the chapter topics, [this book] should be required reading for any scholar working in related areas of personality or intelligence."--PsycCRITIQUES "This book is a masterly attempt to bring order and cohesion to a field that for many years has been riven with claims and counterclaims. The editors and authors are to be congratulated for addressing a very complex task so helpfully." John Biggs, PhD Honorary Professor of Psychology University of Hong Kong "If you are interested in intellectual stylesópeople's preferred ways of processing informationóthen this book belongs on your bookshelf." Richard E. Mayer, PhD Professor of Psychology University of California, Santa Barbara "For more than half a century, the construct of styleówhether designated as cognitive, thinking or learningóhas been in or out of fashion in the history of psychology and education. The editors of the present Handbook have invigorated the style construct in the form of intellectual styles, and have brought together a distinguished international panel of chapter authors who offer up-to-date surveys of the assessment, development, correlates, and educational and organizational applications of intellectual styles. For those seeking to familiarize themselves with current theory and research in an intellectually exciting field, the present Handbook is essential." Nathan Kogan, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology New School for Social Research, New York, NY The concept of intellectual styles has had a controversial history based on diverse philosophical and theoretical foundations. Most recently, the idea of intellectual stylesóan umbrella term that covers such closely related constructs as "cognitive styles," "learning styles," "teaching styles," and "thinking styles"óhas gained momentum as an explanation for why different people succeed in different professional and organizational settings. Previously, it was thought that high-achievers simply had more innate abilities than their less successful peers, but research has shown that individuals have different intellectual styles that are better suited for varying types of contexts and problems. Based on the most current and expansive research, this handbook is the first to provide a comprehensive review of research on the construct of intellectual style, from its foundations and development, to its relations to allied constructs, its roles in school and job performance, its applications in various populations, and its future.. This understanding of intellectual styles as a valid concept for both individuals and groups has far-reaching implications for researchers in cross-cultural psychology, multicultural education, organizational behavior and work performance, and many other academic disciplines, as well as practitioners in education and beyond. Key Features: Provides a comprehensive review of intellectual styles from multiple perspectives Written for students and scholars in diverse academic arenas, as well as practitioners in education and other fields Includes contributions from researchers from diverse disciplines, such as psychology, business, education, and health sciences

Download or read book Thinking Styles Learning Approaches and Academic Achievement written by SZE-WAI DAVID. KWAN and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Nature of Intellectual Styles written by Li-fang Zhang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up-to-date, panoramic picture of the field of intellectual styles through describing, analyzing, and integrating the major theoretical and research works on the topic. Readers will gain a broad understanding of the field--its nature, origins, historical development, theories, research, and applications, as well as the interrelationships among major theoretical constructs proposed by different theorists in the past few decades. In particular, three major controversial issues in the field are addressed by both empirical findings and literature review: styles as better versus worse or as equal in merit; styles as traits versus styles as states; and styles as different constructs versus styles as similar constructs with different style labels. Educators will find ideas on how to improve their teaching and assessment of student performance. Student development specialists will be interested in the book because intellectual styles, as evidenced by recent studies, play a critical role in many aspects of student development including cognitive, affective, psychosocial, and career development. Psychologists will gain an understanding of an important facet of the field at the interface between cognition and personality. Managers in business will find the book relevant to such issues as effective supervision and staff training and development. The Nature of Intellectual Styles is intended for anyone--particularly researchers and students in the fields of education, psychology, and business management--who is interested in understanding intellectual styles and their effects on daily life.

Download or read book The Routledge International Handbook of Learning written by Peter Jarvis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this handbook is to present an overview of the work on learning, written by leading scholars from all these different perspectives and disciplines.

Download or read book University Mathematics Students written by Andreas Moutsios-Rentzos and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assessing Teacher Effectiveness written by Jim Campbell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we really evaluate teacher effectiveness? Systems of teacher appraisal and evaluation are being created across the world in order to monitor and assess teacher performance. But do the models used really give a fair evaluation? Based on international research, the authors argue that teacher effectiveness is too narrowly conceptualised and methods of measuring it are not attuned to the real contexts in which teachers work. They propose a model of differential teacher effectiveness which takes into account that: * teachers may be more effective with some categories of students than with others * teachers may be more effective with some teaching contexts than others * teachers may be more effective with some subjects or components than with others. Building on and developing previous research on models of teacher effectiveness and current theories, the authors open up possible new debates which will be of interest to academics and researchers working in this area throughout the world.

Download or read book An Analytical Study of frustration academic alienation and scholastic achievement among undergraduate students written by Dr. Shweta Singh and published by Ashok Yakkaldevi. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1.1 Education - Concept and Nature : Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and directed research. Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators, but learners may also themselves. Education can take place in formal or informal settings and any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts may be considered educational. The methodology of teaching is called pedagogy. Education is commonly divided formally into such stages as preschool or kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and then college, university, or apprenticeship A right to education has been recognized by some governments and the United Nations. In most regions, education is compulsory up to a certain age.

Download or read book Perspectives on Thinking Learning and Cognitive Styles written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the most comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date coverage of theory and research on cognitive, thinking, and learning styles, in a way that: * represents diverse theoretical perspectives; * includes solid empirical evidence testing the validity of these perspectives; and * shows the application of these perspectives to school situations, as well as situations involving other kinds of organizations. International representation is emphasized, with chapters from almost every major leader in the field of styles. Each chapter author has contributed serious theory and/or published empirical data--work that is primarily commercial or that implements the theories of others. The book's central premise is that cognitive, learning, and thinking styles are not abilities but rather preferences in the use of abilities. Traditionally, many psychologists and educators have believed that people's successes and failures are attributable mainly to individual differences in abilities. However, for the past few decades research on the roles of thinking, learning, and cognitive styles in performance within both academic and nonacademic settings has indicated that they account for individual differences in performance that go well beyond abilities. New theories better differentiate styles from abilities and make more contact with other psychological literatures; recent research, in many cases, is more careful and conclusive than are some of the older studies. Cognitive, learning, and thinking styles are of interest to educators because they predict academic performance in ways that go beyond abilities, and because taking styles into account can help teachers to improve both instruction and assessment and to show sensitivity to cultural and individual diversity among learners. They are also of interest in business, where instruments to assess styles are valuable in selecting and placing personnel. The state-of-the-art research and theory in this volume will be of particular interest to scholars and graduate students in cognitive and educational psychology, managers, and others concerned with intellectual styles as applied in educational, industrial, and corporate settings.