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Vol 15 Issue 1

Special Issue on STEM and Online Teaching Strategies for All Students

  

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Olive Chapman & Kim Koh—STEM, Online, and Innovative Mathematics Teaching Strategies for All Students





Trini Lewis, Marisol Ruiz, & Jennifer Nunez— Becoming Math-Lingual: An Exploration of the MATLITLA Model for Improving Mathematics Vocabulary





Pi-Jen Lin—Struggling Students’ Psychological Safety and Cognition in Group Discussion







Scott A. Courtney, Christine K. Austin, & Kristine C. Glasener—Exploring Tertiary Teachers’ Promotion of Caring Communities in Mathematics





Andrea Honal & Alexander Jaensch—Usage and Benefits of Modern Technological Tools for Postsecondary Students from Different Countries with a Focus on STEM








Volume 14, Issue 1




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Renata Carvalho & Margarida Rodrigues— Mental Computation: An Overview on This Special Issue



Paul Andrews, Pernille Bødtker Sunde, Mona Nosrati, Jöran Petersson, Eva Rosenqvist, Judy Sayers, & Constantinos Xenofontos— Computational Estimation and Mathematics Education: A Narrative Literature Review



Renata Carvalho & Margarida Rodrigues— Day Number Routine: An Opportunity to Understand Students’ Uses of Numbers and Operations



Helena P. Osana & Alexandra N. Kindrat—Examining the Impact of a Mental Computation Classroom Intervention on the Relational Thinking of Seventh-Grade Students



Jérôme Proulx—Investigating the Specific and Alternative Nature of Mental Mathematics Strategies: The Case of Systems of Equations



Marta T. Magiera & Leigh A. van den Kieboom—Exploring Prospective 1-8 Teachers’ Number and Operation Sense in the Context of Fractions









Vol 13 Issue 2, 2021









  


Alyse C. Hachey—Advancing Early STEM Identity Development: Insights into Early Childhood Mathematics Education


 


Arthur J. Baroody, Nursel Yilmaz, Douglas H. Clements & Julie Sarama—Evaluating a Basic Assumption of Learning Trajectories: The Case of Early Patterning Learning


 


Leanna Lucero—Growing Young Mathematicians: Engaging Young Learners with Mathematics through Designing and Planting a Garden


 


Jennifer Gilken, Jennifer Longley, & Ruth Guirguis—Preparing Preservice Teachers to Promote Mathematical Thinking in Infants, Toddlers, And Preschool-age Children


 


Ashley Renaire Davis—The Mathematics Socialization Experiences of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers




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Dewi Ochoa Reyes & Carrie Rothstein-Fisch—Stressed, Anxious, and Scared: How Early Childhood Educators Feel About Math









Volume 13, Issue 1







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Summing Up:  Cognitive Flexibility and Mental Arithmetic


--Michael Green & Elisabeth Rathgeb-Schnierer


Fostering Children’s Adaptive Use of Mental Arithmetic Strategies: A Comparison of Two Instructional Approaches


-- Aiso Heinze, Meike Grüßing , Julia Arend & Frank Lipowsky


Flexible Mental Calculation: Reasoning Profiles of Brazilian Students in Second and Fourth Grades


--Sula Cristina Teixeira Nunes, Beatriz Vargas Dorneles, & Luciana Vellinho Corso


Teacher’s Actions to Promote Flexibility in Mental Arithmetic


--Lurdes Serrazina & Margarida Rodrigues


Developing Flexibility in Mental Arithmetic in Interactive-Cooperative Learning Situations: Interaction as an Occasion for Productive Learning Processes


--Laura Korten









Volume 12, Issue 2 








Establishing Problem Spaces and Boundaries during Small Group Work on a Contextualized Problem


--Rebecca McGraw & Cody L. Patterson


Effects of Teacher Support on College Students' Math Achievement: The Mediating Effects of Basic Psychological Needs and Extrinsic Motivation
--Hongye Wu, Ke Wang, & Haiqing Wang 


Exploration of Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes toward Mathematics in Elementary Algebra Course
--Soofia Malik
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Lending a Helping Hand: Learning to Help and Develop Socially Conscious Scientists
--Alberto Lázaro
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Elaborating on Relationship between the Instructional Setup and the Students’ Opportunity to Learn from the Perspective of Mathematics Tasks Framework in Chinese Classroom
--Weiping Zhang
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A Case Study on Teachers’ TPACK in 3D Dynamic Geometry Platform for Solid Geometry Learning            


--Zhangtao Xu, Shuhua An, & Mao Chen









Volume 12, Issue 1





Current Issue:






Special Editorial Team Introduction: The Foundation of STEM is Mathematics Education 


--Robert M. Capraro Mary Margaret Capraro, & Julia E. Calabrese


Integrating Covariational Reasoning and Technology into the Teaching and Learning of the Greenhouse Effect  


--Debasmita Basu & Nicole Panorkou


Integrated steM Education through Open-Ended Game-Based Learning   


--Micah Stohlmann


Informing Informal STEM Learning: Implications for Mathematics Identity in African American Students  


--Jamaal Young, Jemimah Young, & Taajah Witherspoon


Effect of STEM PBL Embedded Informal Learning on Student Interest in STEM Majors and Careers  


--Ali Bicer & Yujin Lee


Mathematics and Science Self-efficacy and STEM Careers: A Path Analysis 


--Hyunkyung Kwon, Katherine Vela, Ashley M. Williams, & Luciana R. Barroso


Teaching Mathematics: Multiple Perspectives among Teacher Candidates during a STEM Field Experience 


--Megan Burton


Role of Mathematics in Retention of Undergraduate STEM Majors: A Meta-Analysis 


--Mahati Kopparla


Improving STEM Education Programs through the Development of STEM Education Standards 


--David Rosengrant, Karina K. R. Hensberry, Sandra Vernon-Jackson, & Kathleen Gibson-Dee


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Volume 11, Issue 3







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Subscales of Undergraduates’ Attitudes toward Mathematics: A Quantitative Investigation--Soofia Malik





Preservice Teachers’ Pedagogical Use of “Gerrymandering” to Integrate Social Studies and Mathematics--Song A. An & Daniel A. Tillman





Case Study of Core Concepts of Statistics Teaching in Two High Schools in China--Yangchun Xie 





Success of Online Mathematics Courses at the Community College Level--Lisa S. Lee





Assessment of the Depth of Knowledge Acquired During the Aha! Moment Insight--Bronislaw Czarnocha & William Baker 

















Volume 11, Number 2, July 2018


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Searching for the Middle Zone of Chinese and American Mathematics Teaching through Math Camps--Zhiqiang Yuan & Gabriel Matney


 Assessing United States and Chinese Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Interest in Fractal Geometry--Suanrong Chen et al. 


 The Effects of Using Manipulatives on Students’ Learning in Problem Posing: The Instructors’ Perspectives--Hyunkyung Kwon & Mary Margaret Capraro


 Supporting English Language Learners in the Mathematics Classroom in the United States--Xiang Gong & Hang Gao


 Understanding Issues Associated with Tracking Students in Mathematics Education--Cacey L. Wells


 Error Analysis of 8th Graders’ Reasoning and Proof of Congruent Triangles in China--Zhiling Wang et al. 









Volume 11, Number 1, March 2018




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Assessing Teachers’ Knowledge of Mathematical Modeling: Results from an Initial Scale Development--Reuben S. Asempapa


Improving Knowledge for Teaching Mathematical Argumentation in Primary Classrooms --Pi-Jen Lin


Building Place Value Understanding through Modeling and Structure--Jonathan L. Brendefur et al.


Activity Based Mathematics Instruction: Experiences in Addressing the 21st-Century Skills--Tika Ram Pokhrel


Investigate the Effects of Flipped Learning on Understanding of Mathematics for Secondary Students--Dunia Zeineddine


Evaluation on Dispositional Mental Functions of Cognitive, Affective, and Conative in Mathematical Power Problems-Solving Activity--Imam Kusmaryono et al.


Mastering Many by Counting, Re-counting and Double-counting before Adding On-top and Next-to--Allan Tarp












Volume 10, Number 2, Nov. 2017





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Research Article


Elisabeth Rathgeb-Schnierer & Michael Green—Profiles of Cognitive Flexibility in Arithmetic Reasoning: A Cross-Country Comparison of German and American Elementary Students


 


Renata Carvalho & João Pedro da Ponte—Mental Computation with Rational Numbers: Students’ Mental Representations


 


Natalie M. Y. Kheu & Terezinha Nunes—Learning Numbers in Different Languages: Chinese versus Malay


 


Shuhua An & Zhonghe Wu—Assessing Student Learning in Number Sense Using Model-Strategy-Application with Reasoning Approach


 


Lurdes Serrazina & Margarida Rodrigues—'Day Number': A Promoter Routine of Flexibility and Conceptual Understanding


 


Jin Chen et al.—Comparative Study on the Competency of Classifying between Chinese and U.S. First Grade Students


 


Rubí Real & Olimpia Figueras—A Teaching Model of Fractions for the Early Grades of Mexican Primary Education


 


Leonardo Uribe, Walter F. Castro, & Jhony Alexander Villa-Ochoa—How Mental Rotation Skills Influence Children’s Arithmetic Skills


 




Volume 10, Number 1, July 2017









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Research Article








“Zahlenblickschulung” as Approach to Develop Flexibility in Mental Calculation in all Students--Charlotte Rechtsteiner & Elisabeth Rathgeb-Schnierer 








Decimal Number System: Knowledge of Quebec Students Educated under the 2001 and 1981 Programs and Teaching Situations--Jeanne Koudogbo








Mastery of Basic Addition and Subtraction Facts: How Much and What Kind of Drill, at What Time is Sensible?--Michael Gaidoschik








Decimal Numbers: A Potential Bridge between Rational Numbers Representations--Cristina Morais & Lurdes Serrazina








Learning Rational Numbers through an Emergent Modeling Process enhanced by Percentage--Helena Gil Guerreiro & Lurdes Serrazina








Fostering Novice Teachers’ Knowledge of Students’ Errors on Fraction Division by Using Researched-Based Cases--Pi-Jen Lin








The Effects of Mental Math Strategies on Pre-service Teachers’ Self-awareness and Computational Skills--Sayonita Ghosh Hajra & Victoria Kofman 








Commentary








A Different Content and Scope for School Arithmetic--Patricia Baggett & Andrzej Ehrenfeucht








 





Volume 9, Number 2, December 2016





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Not Just Consumers: Finding Space for Student Creativity During Mathematics Instruction--Daniel A. Tillman


The Absence and Presence of Mathematics in Teacher-Led, Interdisciplinary Unit Design--Christine P. Trinter & Samantha Hope


Luck is Not a Factor: Representations of Female Protagonists’ STEM Skills within Blockbuster Movies by James Cameron--Francisco A. Galindo, Daniel A. Tillman, & Song A. An


Using Edutainment to Facilitate Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An Exploratory Study--Ruby Lynch-Arroyo & Joyce Asing-Cashman


Learning from The College Dropout: Depictions of Numeracy and Mathematics within Hip Hop


 Music--Daniel A. Tillman


The Development of a Transmedia STEM Curriculum: Implications for Mathematics Education--Alicia Stansell, Tandra Tyler-Wood, & Spencer Austin


A Beautiful Mindset: Creative Teaching Practices in Mathematics--Danah Henriksen & Rohit Mehta


Mathematics Uncovered Through Action Science--William H. Robertson


Students Learning about Music-Math Connections by Playing with Cuisenaire Rods--Claudia Saldaña & Olga Kosheleva


Internship Experience in an Educational Technology Laboratory: Autoethnography of an Eighth-Grade Student-Researcher--Judah B. Lesser, Daniel A. Tillman, Lawrence M. Lesser, & Song A. An


Programming Multimedia Stories in Scratch to Integrate Computational Thinking and Writing with Elementary Students--Shaunna Smith & Lauren E. Burrow


Creative Content and Inclusive Classrooms to Transform Student Learning: Liberating Structures for Mathematics Educators--Arvind Singhal











Volume 9, Number 1, June. 2016





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Enhancing Students’ Mathematical Conjecturing and Justification in Third-Grade Classrooms: The Sum of Even/Odd Numbers--Pi-Jen Lin & Wen-Huan Tsai


Moving All Students towards Mathematical Success: Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning and Implementing Differentiating Instruction--Edel Reilly & Joann Migyanka


Anxiety towards Teaching Mathematics and Science: Correlation, Prevalence, and Intensity--Fuchang Liu


Primary Teachers’ Beliefs about Mathematics and Mathematics Instruction--Chew Cheng Meng & Munirah Ghazali


The Impact of Erroneous Examples on Students’ Learning of Equation Solving--Hong Zhao & Enid Acosta-Tello


Student and Teacher Factors’ Impact on Fourth Grade Students’ Mathematics Achievement: An HLM analysis of TIMSS 2007--Hongryun Woo & Malik S. Henfield 


The Relationship between High-School Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs and their Practices in Regards to Intellectual Quality--Jonathan L. Brendefur & Michele B. Carney 


Phases of a Ten-Year Old Student’s Solution Process of An Insight Problem As Revealed By Eye-Tracking Methodology--Csaba Csíkos & János Steklács


Pre-service Mathematics Teachers’ Technology Pedagogical Content Knowledge: An Investigation in China--Tingyan Zhang & Li Wang








Volume 8, Number 2, Dec. 2015





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Integrating Mathematics and Music in Education: After 60 Years, Can We Reunite the Separated Twins?--Song A. An


Uncovering the Mathematical Challenges and Connections When Using Mariachi Music as a Representation for Teaching Equivalent Fractions--Crystal A. Kalinec-Craig 


An Investigation of the Impact of Non-Band Music on Six Graders’ Mathematics Achievement--Sherica D. Jones-Lewis


Music Activities as an Impetus for Hispanic Elementary Students' Mathematical Disposition--Song A.An, Meilan Zhang, Maria Flores, Judith Chapman, Daniel Tillman & Lisa Serna


Integration of Math Jingles into Physiology Courses--Gregory J. Crowther, Katie Davis, Lekelia D. Jenkins, & Jennifer L. Breckler


I’ve Got the Power: Representations of Mathematical Skills and Abilities within Popular Movies about Successful Hip Hop Musicians--Daniel Tillman, Joycelyn Wilson, Meilan Zhang, Dimitri Camsat, Francisco Galindo & Song A. An 


A Quasi-Experimental Study of Using Music-Related Concepts to Teach High School Geometry--Vytas Nagisetty 


Using Live Reggae Instrumental Acoustic Music to Influence Students’ Mathematics Test Scores--Glenroy Pinnock


Teaching Modeling in Algebra and Geometry using Musical Rhythms: Teachers’ Perceptions on Effectiveness--Iman Chahine & Mariana Montiel


Brain Research on the Study of Music and Mathematics: A Meta-Synthesis--Jeff Cranmore & Jeanne Tunks


“American Pi”: The Story of a Song About Pi--Lawrence M. Lesser


A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education


A Call for Papers for JME Special Issue


Volume 8, Number 1, June. 2015


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Self-efficacy and Attitudes Towards Mathematics of Undergraduates: A U.S. and Taiwan Comparison--Sandie Han, Janet Liou-Mark, Karmen T. Yu, & Suhua Zeng


Mathematical Modeling: Essential for Elementary and Middle School Students--Reuben Selase Asempapa


Statistics in Junior High Schools Textbooks: A Comparative Study Between People’s Republic of China, the United States and Australia--Jianbo Wang & Yiming Cao 


The Effects of Simplified Schema-based Instruction on Elementary Students’ Mathematical Word Problem Solving Performance-- Houbin Fang, Sherry Herron, Qi Zhou, Taralynn Hartsell & Richard Mohn


“This is a Problem for the Entire Nation, Not Just My Mom”: Poverty and Homelessness in a Mathematics Course for Preservice K-8 Teachers --Ksenija Simic-Muller


A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education


A Call for Papers for JME Special Issue


Articles in This Issue 


 


 






Volume 7, Number 2, Dec. 2014


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Preface


Learning to See: Representing, Perceiving, and Judging Quantities of Numbers as a Task for In-Service Education for Pre-School Teachers--Christiane Benz


Laboratory Class Cycle: A Model for Teacher Development--Lu Pien Cheng & Ho Kyoung Ko


Building and Sustaining a Professional Learning Community: Joining in with Teachers to Improve Mathematics Teaching and Learning--Enrique Galindo, Jean Lee & Gina Borgioli Yoder


Professional Development in a Laboratory Setting Examining Evolution in Teachers’ Questioning and Participation--Shweta Shripad Naik & Deborah Loewenberg Ball


Integrating Teaching Research with Teaching Practice: A Modified Chinese Model of Professional Development--Su Liang


Influences on High School Students’ Mathematical Problem Solving Performance--Azita Manouchehri & Pingping Zhang


Using Community College Students’ Understanding of a Trigonometric Statement to Study Their Instructors’ Practical Rationality in Teaching--Vilma Mesa


Using the Evidence-Based MSA Approach to Enhance Teacher Knowledge in Student Mathematics Learning and Assessment--Shuhua An & Zhonghe Wu


Mathematics Professional Development Models for K-12 Mathematics Teachers in California--Viji K. Sundar


Improvement of Teachers’ Quality of History of Mathematics through Professional Development--Guoqiang Li


KOSINUS: An Approach to Long-Term Development of Mathematics Education--Matthias Roemer


Supporting Mathematics Teachers’ Learning with Educative Curricular Materials--Jonei Cerqueira Barbosa & Andreia Maria Pereira de Oliveira


A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education


A Call for Papers for JME Special Issue


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Volume 7, Number 1, June 2014


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A Study on Differences of High School Students’ Mathematical Modeling Cognition--Mingzhen Li, Kun Pang, Ping Yu, & Zhong Cai


On the Mathematics Achievement Gap between the United States and Hong Kong:  A Survey-Based Analysis--Sui-Yan Chan & Pablo Zafra


Investigation and Analysis of Teacher’s Textbook-using Status Quo in the Northeast of China--Jiali Yan & Fanzhe Kong


Evaluating Chinese Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers' Knowledge of Integrating Technology in Teaching--Kun Xiang & Lianhua Ning


Investigation Report on the Situation of Mathematics Reading Instruction--Hongping Yang & Ping Yu


An Investigation of Mathematics Learning Efficiency for High School Students in China-- Nan Zhang & Guangming Wang


A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education


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Volume 6, Number 2, December 2013


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Teacher Interventions as an Analytical Entry Point to Study Cooperative Learning in Middle School Mathematics Classrooms in China


--Lianchun Dong & Yiming Cao


 Designing Cognitively-Based Proportional Reasoning Problems as an Application of Modern Psychological Measurement Models


--Hartono Tjoe & Jimmy de la Torre


Hispanic Female Preservice Elementary Teachers' Mathematics Teaching  Self-Efficacies,  Attitudes,  and  Student  Outcome Expectations --Daniel Tillman, Song A. An & Rachel Boren


 Personalized Education and the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics: an Australian perspective


--Qinqiong Zhang & Max Stephens


 Secondary School Assessment Practices in Science, Technology, Engineering and  Mathematics (STEM) Related Subjects


--Chew Cheng Meng, Noraini Idris, Leong Kwan Eu, & Mohd Fadzil Daud


 Algebraic Modeling in a Proof Context


--Mara V. Martinez & Bárbara M. Brizuela


 A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education


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Volume 6, Number 1, June 2013


 


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Changing Preservice Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching and Learning the Metric System--Fuchang Liu & Mara Alagic


Their Understanding Of A Numeracy Cognitive Framework In New Zealand--Peter G. Hughes & Kumar Laxman


Effect of Rusbult’s Problem Solving Strategy on Secondary School Students’ Achievement in Trigonometry Classroom--Nekang Fabian Nfon


Characteristics of Efficiency of Mathematical Instructional Behavior--Guangming Wang, Jiankun Zhang, & Jiushi Zhou


Conceptualizing and Cultivating Mathematical Practices in School Classrooms--Xuhui Li


A Comparison of Two Job Offers in Mathematics Education--Ryan Andrew Nivens


A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education


Articles in This Issue 


Volume 5, Number 1, August 2012


 


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Estimation Skills of Chinese and Polish Grade 6 Students on Pure Fraction Tasks--Weiping Liu & Heinz Neber


Enhancing Students' Geometric Thinking and Achievement in Solid Geometry--Chew Cheng Meng & Noraini Idris


Feature of Cross-Culture in the Interacting Neighbors Model--Mingliang Zhang


The Development of Chinese Students’ Understanding of the Concept of Fractions from Fifth to Eighth Grade--Chunhui Liu, Ziqiang Xin, & Xia Li


Survey of Primary Students’ Mathematical Representation Status and Study on the Teaching Model of Mathematical Representation--Liu Zhe


What Constitutes Good Mathematics Teaching in Mainland China: Perspectives from Nine Junior Middle School Teachers--Xinrong Yang


Teachers’ Perception toward Mathematics Teaching Innovation in Indonesian Junior High School--Turmudi


Unpacking Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs: A Look at Language and Culture in the Context of the Mathematics Education of English Learners--Laura McLeman & Anthony Fernandes


A Study on high school mathematics teachers’ Mathematics Professional Literacy: What does high quality mathematics teaching need?--Qinhua Fang


A Research of the Influence of Teaching Understanding of Solid Geometry on Mathematics Teaching--Xiaoping Zeng & Xici Wang


Changes in Equality Problem Types Across Four Decades in Four Second and Sixth Grade Textbook Series--Robert M. Capraro, Mary Margaret Capraro, Rayya Younes, Sun Young Han, & Kayla Garner


A Quantitative Comparative Study on the Degree of Difficulty of the Curriculum of “Space and Graph” in New Textbooks in China--Weizhong Zhang & Lihong Huang


Survey on Current Situation of Undergraduates' Mathematics Learning in China--Lianhua Ning, XIaomin He, & Haiyue Jin


A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education
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Back Issue (Volume 4, Number 2, December 2011)

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Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching Algebraic Routines: A Case Study of Solving Quadratic Equations - Xuhui Li
The Development of Chinese Students Understanding of the Concept of Fractions from Fifth to Eighth Grade - Chunhui Liu, Ziqiang Xin, & Xia Li


Error Patterns in Addition and Subtraction of Fractions among Form Two Students - Noraini Idris & Latha Maheswari Narayanan
What We Learned from a Comparison of Mathematics Assessment in Australian and Chinese Primary Schools - Dacheng Zhao
Comparative Study of the New and Experienced Teachers Differences in the General Teaching of Mathematics - Haixia Si, Lijun Ye, & Fangli Zhou
 An Investigation on Chinese Teachers’ Realistic Problem Solving Abilities and Beliefs - Limin Chen, Wim Van Dooren,  & Lieven Verschaffel
Probing Pre-service Teachers Mathematics Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Lesson from the Case of the Monotonicity of Function – Miao Li & Ping Yu
A Study on the Development of Students Epistemological Beliefs about Mathematics - Yan Zhou, Dingliang Tan, & Yunzhi Zhu


A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education
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Back Issue (Volume 4, Number 1, June 2011)



 


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In memory of Filippo Spagnolo - JME
In In Memory of Filippo Spagnolo - Benedetto Di Paola


Investigation and Analysis to Inquiry Levels of Mathematics Class in Middle School – Wenjun Gao & Jihong Cheng


An Exploratory Study of Primary Two Pupils’ Approach to Solve Word Problems – Yeo Kai Kow Joseph


A Study on Influential Factors in Mathematical Modeling Academic Achievement of High School Students – Mingzhen Li, Qinhua Fang, Zhong Cai, & Xinbing Wang


The Role of Translations between and within Represerntations on the Conceptual Understanding of Fraction Knowledge – Iman Chahine


Chinese Students Basic Computation Ability: An Assessment about Third Grade Students – Lin Wang


An Experimental Research about the Transfer of Math Skills based on Self-monitoringStrategy – Lianhua Ning & Zi Sun


Case Study of Cooperative Learning in Mathematic (CLM) Course Design of a Middle School and Some Constructive thoughts – Hua Chen


Mathematics Literacy: Are We Able To Put the Mathematics We learn into Everyday Use – Bobby Ojose


An Insides’ Perspective Variation Problems and Their Cultural Grounds in Chinese Curriculum Practice – Xuhua Sun


Learning Graph Construction: A Motivation Tool in Monitoring the Learning Performance of Students in College Algebra – Hadji Chua Alegrethe


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Volume 3, Number 2, December 2010

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The Editor’s Notes - Zhonghe Wu

Attending to Students Reasoning: Using Videos as Tools - Carolyn A. Maher, Judith H. Landis, & Marjory F. Palius

Towards a Reflective Practice: The Case of a Prospective Teacher in Hong Kong - Ida Ah Chee Mok


 


Study on the Inconsistency between a Pre-service Teachers' Mathematics Education Beliefs and Mathematics Teaching Practice - Miao Li & Ping Yu


 






Semantics and Syntax: A Theoretical Model for How Students May Build Mathematical Mis-Understandings - Robert M. Capraro, Mary M. Capraro, & William H. Rupley

The Investigation of Statistics Teaching about New Mathematics Curriculum of Senior High School in China - Wenbin Xu, Yu Fang, & You Xiaoping 

The Study of Teachers’ Questions Based on Videos of the Algebra Classroom - Lijun Ye, Haixia Si, & Lin Ding

Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Epistemic Beliefs Questionnaire about Mathematics for Chinese Junior Middle School Students - Jianlan Tang

Gender Issues in Mathematical Textbooks of Primary Schools - Hengjun Tang, Bifen Chen, & Weizhong Zhang

A Technological Approach to Teaching Factorization - Kelly E. Kilgore & Mary M. Capraro

Comparative Study on Statistics Competency Level Using TIMSS Data: Are We Doing Enough? - Kien-Kheng, Foo & Noraini Idris

European and Chinese Cognitive Styles and Their Impact on Teaching/Learning Mathematics - Benedetto Di Paola & Filippo Spagnolo

A Controversy between Mathematics and Mathematics Education - Peng Yee Lee

Fundamental Focuses of Chinese Mathematics Education: Characteristics of Mathematics Teaching in China - Rongbao Tu Rongbao Tu & Wei shen

Teaching Arithmetic of Fractions Using Geometry - Suhrit K. Dey & Roma Dey





An Interview with Bernard R. Hodgson about High-Efficiency Mathematical Teaching Hypotheses - Jiali Yan, Guanghui Li, Jiabin Liao, Qiang Zhong, & Guangming Wang




























Volume 3, Number 1, June 2010


 




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Using a Structured Instrument to Improve the Mathematical Confidence Levels of Female College Students - Michele A. Starkey





Making Mathematics Word Problems Reliable Measures of Student Mathematics Abilities - Enid Acosta-Tello






The Structure of Mathematics Lessons in China - Shuan Liao &Yimin Cao


 




How Chinese In-service Elementary Mathematics Teachers Gain Knowledge from Professional Development: A Focus Group Study - Song A. An & Gerald O. Kulm

 


Analysis of the Summary Step Used at the End of the Period in Classroom Teaching: From Two Teaching Cases - Jun Lu & Rongbao Tu


 


Research on the Status Quo of Senior High School Math Teachers implementing Teaching Materials in Huaihua City- Yunqin Gong










 


Mobile Calculator Lab to Discover More Mathematics from Real Life - Xici Wang & Hong Li










 




Training On Concept Mapping Skills in Geometry - Haiyue Jin & Khoon Yoong Wong




 






The Cross-national Comparison of Pre-service Mathematics Teacher Education and Curriculum Structure - Jingan Chen & Zhenwu Mu









Comparison Study on High School Students’ Mathematics Belief Systems between Han and Chaoxian Nationality - Meiyue Jin, Xuejiao Feng, Jinhua Liu, & Feng Dai


 




Ethnomathematics and Its Integration within the Mathematics Curriculum - Weizhong Zhang & Qinqiong Zhang


 


Controversy on the Essence of Numerical Surface Form Processing - Mingliang Zhang, Jiwei Si, Xiaowen Zhu, & Xiaohua Xu







A review of Instruments Created to Assess Affect in Mathematics - Scott A. Chamberlin




 


A Call for Papers for Journal of Mathematics Education


























Volume 2, Number 2, December 2009  


 


Publication Information


 
Influences on Affect and Achievement: High School Students’ Epistemological Beliefs about Mathematics - Chunmei Xiao, Ping Yu, & Lizhou Yan


 


Investigation and Analysis of Mathematics Anxiety in Middle School Students - Xinbing Luo, Fengkui, Wang, & Zengru


 


Middle Grade Teachers’ Use of Textbooks and Their Classroom Instruction - Ye Sun, Gerald Kulm, & Mary Margaret Capraro


 


How to Prevent from Regarding Mathematics as Algorithm: A Study on the Beliefs of Mathematics Learning by Clinical Interview - Shenghua Lu


 


A Comparative Study on Junior High School Students' Proof Conceptions in Algebra between Taiwan and the UK - Erhtsung Chin & Foulai Lin


 


Individual Differences in Distribution Strategy of the Working Memory Resources during Space Geometry - Xiaodan Wang, Siqing Lian, & Yujing Sun


 


A Study of Children’s Spatial Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Abilities - Zhong Tian & Xingfeng Huang


 


The Impact of Using Geometers’ Sketchpad on Malaysian Students’ Achievement and Van Hiele Geometric Thinking - Noraini Idris


 


Taiwanese Elementary School Teachers Apply Web-based Virtual Manipulatives to Teach Mathematics - Yuan Yuan


 


Case Study on Improving High School Students with Learning Difficulty in Mathematics - Guangming Wang, Huimin Du, & Yanyun Liu


 


Integration of Graphing Calculator in Mathematics Teaching in China - Lijun Ye


 


Characteristics of Effective Teaching of Mathematics: A View from the West - Glenda Anthony & Margaret Walshaw






















Volume 2, Number 1, June 2009 


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Table of Contents


Argumentation and Proving in Multicultural Classes: A Didactical Experience with Chinese and Italian Students - Benedetto Di Paola and Filippo Spagnolo


Survey and Analysis of the Statistical Reasoning among High School Students in China and Dutch - Wenfang Wang, Xiaohui Wang, and Guofang Chen


Chinese Teachers’ Knowledge of Teaching Multi-digit Division - Shuhua An


Study on Effect of Mathematics Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge on Mathematics Teaching - Miao Li and Ping Yu


Lesson Study: A Potential Driving Force behind the Innovative Use of Geometer’s Sketchpad - Liew Kee Kor and Chap-Sam Lim


Evaluating the Effectiveness and Insights of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Abilities to Construct Word Problems for Fraction Multiplication - Fenqjen Luo


Engaging In-service Teachers in Mathematical Problem-solving Activities during Professional Development Programs - Asmamaw Yimer


Assessment of Mathematics Education in China - Rongbao Tu


Mathematics Education Reform in Mainland China in the Past Sixty Years: Reviews and Forecasts - Mingchu Xie


Concerning the New Mathematics Curriculum: The Pedagogical Content Knowledge of High School Mathematics Teachers - Lianhua Ning


A Study on the Ability of Sixth Grade Students in Tibetan Areas to Solve Math Problems - Zhongxiong Fan and Yonglin Xu


Comparison and Analysis of Math Study between Students of the Tuyao and Han Ethnic Groups in Hezhou City - Zhipeng Li and Fucheng Tang


A Study of Teaching Knowledge Development of a Chinese Senior High School Math Teacher Based on One Class in Xinjiang Province - Honggen Tian and Jun Yang


Guiding Mathematics Instruction using Research-Based Evidence - Karen Cicmanec






















Volume 1, Number 1, December 2008 


Preface









Outsiders Views on Chinese Mathematics education: A Case Study on the United States Teachers’ Teaching Experience in China – Shuhua An


 


Investigating Some Junctures in Relational Thinking: A study of Year 6 and Year 7 Students from Australia and China – Max Stephens and Xu Wang 


 


Some Aspects of Mathematics Teaching in Secondary Schools in China and England - Yanyun, Liu


 


Thinking on the Practical Plan of the Monotonicity of Function - Rongbao Tu


 


Opportunity to talk and Mathematics Teaching in Chinese Mainland - Yiming Cao, Shuan Liao, and Yulei Wan


 


How Gifted Chinese Students Study Mathematics Guangming - Wang, Jianyun Zhang, and Janet Grinsted


 


Using the MSA Model to Assess Chinese Sixth Graders’ Mathematics Proficiency - Zhonghe Wu






The Effects of a Music Composition Activity on Chinese Students’ Attitudes and Beliefs towards Mathematics: An Exploratory Study - Song An, Gerald Kulm, and Tingting Ma



Briefing on MM Education: A New Way of Mathematics Teaching - Jianting Hu, Znihua Tang, Liquan Xu, and Zhonghe Wu



Study on the Relationship between Individual’s CPFS Structure and Problem Inquiry Ability - Ping Yu and Miao Li 







Using Performance Assessment in Secondary School Mathematics: An Empirical Study in a Singapore Classroom -  Lianghuo Fan and Yan Zhu 












 




Research on Mathematics Instruction Experiment Based Problem Posing – Xiaogang Xia, Chuanhan, and Bingyi Wang

Experimental Study on Effect of Different Mathematical Teaching Methodologies on Students' Performance - Yuezhong Wu and Yachun Wang












 


Analysis of Principal Non-Intellectual Factors Influencing Senior Middle School Students’ Mathematics Achievement - Run sheng Luo, Yunsu Yang, and Jiliang Shen