Working Memory Capacity and Mathematics Anxiety of Mathematics Students and Its Effect on Mathematics Achievement

Effect of Using Problem Solving Method in Teaching Mathematics on the Achievement of Mathematics Students

The major purpose of study was to investigate the effects of using problem solving method on students’ achievement in teaching mathematics at elementary level. Pre-test post-test design was used in the study. Results were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. From the findings it was observed that the use of problem solving method enhanced the achievement of the students in mathem...

Mathematics Anxiety, Working Memory, and Mathematics Performance in Secondary-School Children

Mathematics anxiety (MA) has been defined as "a feeling of tension and anxiety that interferes with the manipulation of numbers and the solving of math problems in a wide variety of ordinary life and academic situations." Previous studies have suggested that a notable proportion of children in primary and secondary school suffer from MA, which is negatively correlated with calculation skills. T...

Analyses of 10th mathematics textbook and teacher guide book based on context base Mathematics approach

Recently, the National curriculum of Islamic Republic of Iran has been developed by the Ministry of Education to provide educational policies. In this document, an implicit emphasis on so called context base aspect of the program can be seen in the mathematics curriculum framework section. In this paper, I first, introduce the different aspects of context base Mathematics Education, and then th...

To Study the Effect of Combined Learning on Students' Educational Achievement in Mathematics

The main purpose of this research is "to study the effect of combined learning on students'educational achievement at girls' technical schools in Tehran". The research method in thisstudy is semi-experimental or semi-empirical. The statistical universe of this study includesall girl students of Tehran technical schools. At the first stage, 6 technical schools wereselected randomly and simply am...

Effects of modern educational game play on attitudes towards mathematics, mathematics self-efficacy, and mathematics achievement