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Construction of Mathematics Attitude Scale Using Factor Analysis
, 2014 This study was a correlational type aimed at constructing and validating a Mathematics attitude scale using factor analysis. The sample for this study consisted of 1500 JSS 3 and SSS 2 students selected from 50 schools in Oyo and Ekiti States, using ...
Yemisi, Adegbuyi, Georgina, Obaitan
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
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, 2003 Computer algebra systems or software that can manipulate mathematical objects numerically, symbolically and graphically are poised to change the way teachers teach and students learn mathematics.
Ng, Wee Leng
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract There is currently a gap in knowledge around pupils' growth mindset (GM) and attainment in Scotland, particularly in relation to Socioeconomic Status (SES). This study offers insights on the relevance of growth mindset in Scotland for attainment in mathematics by drawing on large‐scale data from the OECD's Programme for International Student ...
Catherine Reid, Ellen Boeren
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The Adaptation of Self-Directed Mathematics Learning Attitude Scale into Turkish
Education and Science, 2013 The aim of this study is to adapt the "Self-Directed Mathematics Learning Attitude Scale", developed by Lee and Kim (2005) into Turkish and to demonstrate the validity and reliability of the scale. The study group consisted of 3485 students from 7th and 8th grades who are attending to 24 elementary schools in Nigde city center. Even though the original
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Cooperative learning is a widely adopted teaching method to improve academic achievement. This review synthesises existing research on the use of cooperative learning within a school setting for pupils aged 11–16 years. Such a review has not been undertaken to date and will present an evidence base for educators considering implementation ...
Patricia Hampson +2 more
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Addressing racialised awarding gap in higher education: Insights from personal tutors
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Situated within a wider cross‐institutional research project, this article provides an in‐depth case study of one higher education (HE) institution, focusing on how personal tutors make sense of racialised degree awarding disparities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, how they perceive their responsibilities, the challenges and ...
Benjamin Ajibade +3 more
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Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers’ Learning Styles and Attitudes towards Mathematics [PDF]
, 2008 The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of pre-service elementary school teachers' attitudes towards mathematics according to their learning styles. Two hundreds eighty one pre-service elementary school teachers were involved in this
Peker, Murat +3 more
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Investor Perception of ESG in Earnings Calls
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how the communicator's role and the framing of ESG statements affect investor capital allocation in the context of earnings calls. Based on a virtual asset market experiment, the analysis identifies that the assurance and reinforcement of ESG messages have a positive effect of up to 8% on capital allocation, with especially
Felix Bachner
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, 2008 This thesis explores the perceptions and attitudes towards mathematics learning of 36 students from Fiji and 12 Pasifika students living in New Zealand.
Balenaivalu, Siliva
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