Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 66). Also available via the Internet.

The Swedish government has authorised the teaching of mathematics in English to Swedish speaking students. Much of that teaching is performed by foreign trained native English speaking teachers lacking training in second language learners. This systematic review summarises international studies from the last ten years that deal with the teaching of mathematics to second language learners. The review shows that second language students working in a bilingual environment achieve higher rates of content and language knowledge than learners in a monolingual environment. This study also summarises some of the teacher practices that are effective for teaching mathematics in English to second language learners.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 97-100).

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-100). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2004. / Adviser: Phil Nagy.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-93). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-93). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on October 9, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

In recent years, the idea of language influencing the cognitive development of an understanding of place value has received increasing attention. This study explored the influence of using explicit number names on prekindergarten and kindergarten students’ ability to rote count, read two-digit numerals, model two-digit numbers, and identify the place value of individual digits in two-digit numerals. Through individual student interviews, preand post-assessments were administered to evaluate rote counting, reading five two-digit numerals, modeling five two-digit numbers, and identifying place value in two two-digit numerals. Chi-square tests for independence showed two significant relations: (1) the relationship between the control and treatment group membership on the postassessment of modeling two-digit numbers and (2) the relationship between place value identifications and group membership. Analysis of the children’s performance and error patterns revealed interesting differences between children taught with explicit number names and children taught with traditional number names. The improvement of the treatment group overall exceeded the improvement of the control group. This study indicates that teaching children to use explicit number names can, indeed, have a positive influence on their understanding of place value.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:04:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PabloJSL_DISSERT.pdf: 2748711 bytes, checksum: 25bd52a895ba4efa08fa7fde9c4d4718 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-08-10 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This paper discusses aspects related to the mathematical language and its understanding, in particular, by students of final years of elementary school. Accordingly, we aimed to develop a proposal for teaching, substantiated by mathematical modeling activities and reading, which takes advantage of the student of elementary school a better understanding of mathematical language for the content of proportion. We also aim to build / propose parameters for the assessment of reading proficiency of the language of the student in analyzing and modeling process, its ability to develop/improve/enhance this proficiency. For this purpose, we develop a qualitative research, with procedures for an action research whose analysis of the data is configured as Content Analysis. We refer to epistemological and didactic, in the studies: Piaget (1975, 1990), Vygotsky (1991, 2001), Bakhtin (2006), Freire (1974, 1994), Bicudo and Garnica (2006), Smole and Diniz (2001), Barbosa (2001), Burak (1992), Biembengut (2004), Bassanezi (2002), Carrasco (2006), Becker (2010), Zuin and Reyes (2010), among others. We understand that to acquire new knowledge one must learn to read and reading to learn it, this process is essential for the development of reading proficiency of a person. Modeling, in turn, is a process which enables contact with different forms of reading providing elements favorable to the development here mentioned. The evaluation parameters we use to analyze the level of reading proficiency of mathematical language proved to be effective and therefore a valuable tool that allows the teacher an efficient evaluation and whose results can guide you better in the planning and execution of their practice / Este trabalho discute aspectos relacionados ? linguagem matem?tica e ? sua compreens?o, em especial, por estudantes dos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental. Nesse sentido, objetivamos elaborar uma proposta de ensino consubstanciada por atividades de modelagem matem?tica e de leitura, que oportunize ao aluno do Ensino Fundamental uma melhor compreens?o da linguagem matem?tica inerente ao conte?do de propor??o. Visamos tamb?m construir/propor par?metros para a avalia??o da profici?ncia leitora desta linguagem por parte do estudante e analisar no processo de modelagem, a sua capacidade de desenvolver/aprimorar/potencializar esta profici?ncia. Para isso, desenvolvemos uma pesquisa de cunho qualitativo, com procedimentos de uma pesquisa-a??o, cuja an?lise dos dados se configura como An?lise de Conte?do. Referenciamo-nos epistemologicamente e didaticamente, nos estudos de: Piaget (1975, 1990), Vygotsky (1991, 2001), Bakhtin (2006), Freire (1974, 1994), Bicudo e Garnica (2006), Smole e Diniz (2001), Barbosa (2001), Burak (1992), Biembengut (2004), Bassanezi (2002), Carrasco (2006), Becker (2010), Zuin e Reyes (2010), dentre outros. Entendemos que para adquirir um novo conhecimento ? preciso aprender a l?-lo e ler para aprend?-lo, este processo ? indispens?vel para o desenvolvimento da profici?ncia leitora de um sujeito. A modelagem, por sua vez, ? um processo que possibilita o contato com distintas formas de leitura, oferecendo elementos favor?veis ao desenvolvimento ora mencionado. Os par?metros avaliativos que utilizamos para analisar o n?vel de profici?ncia leitora da linguagem matem?tica mostrou-se eficaz e, portanto, um valioso instrumento que permite ao professor uma avalia??o eficiente e cujos resultados podem orient?-lo melhor no planejamento e execu??o de sua pr?tica