Pub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-09-05DOI: 10.1007/s42330-025-00381-1
Jacob Strauss, Colin Foster, Tim Jay
Cover-copy-compare (CCC) is a simple, self-managed process that enables students to develop fluency in important facts and procedures through modelling, practice and corrective feedback. CCC has been studied at primary-school-level mathematics, but not with the complex, multi-step kinds of procedures used at secondary school (age 11 and above). This paper reports on a randomised controlled trial involving 224 students (ages 14-16) comparing a novel CCC app to a non-CCC app. Both apps used similar technological environments to teach students how to find the equation of a straight line given two points. We found that students using the CCC app improved their procedural fluency more than those completing standard exercises did. We conclude that CCC has the potential to be used in secondary education and offer suggestions for future research.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-22DOI: 10.1007/s42330-023-00289-8
Scott Compeau
{"title":"Organizational Features of University-Based STEM Outreach Units in Canada","authors":"Scott Compeau","doi":"10.1007/s42330-023-00289-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-023-00289-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45763,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education","volume":"40 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-30DOI: 10.1007/s42330-023-00282-1
Hassan Tairab, Rachel Takriti, Lutfieh Rabbani, Iman AlAmirah, Najwa Alhosani, S. Erduran
{"title":"Magnifying the Scope of Nature of Science (NOS) Toward the Whole: An Investigation of NOS Representation in Early Childhood Science Education Standards","authors":"Hassan Tairab, Rachel Takriti, Lutfieh Rabbani, Iman AlAmirah, Najwa Alhosani, S. Erduran","doi":"10.1007/s42330-023-00282-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-023-00282-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45763,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44631682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-26DOI: 10.1007/s42330-023-00287-w
Douglas McDougall
{"title":"En intégrant la théorie et la pratique","authors":"Douglas McDougall","doi":"10.1007/s42330-023-00287-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-023-00287-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45763,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48033241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-09DOI: 10.1007/s42330-023-00284-z
Sakip Kahraman
{"title":"The Use of Dynamic Computer Visualizations Integrated with the POE Sequence: Its Effect on Learners’ Understanding, Retention, and Motivation","authors":"Sakip Kahraman","doi":"10.1007/s42330-023-00284-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-023-00284-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45763,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43661387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-28DOI: 10.1007/s42330-023-00279-w
Yongxia Bai, Haili Liang, Chunxia Qi, Siyu Zuo
{"title":"An Assessment of Eighth Graders’ Mathematics Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Chinese Context","authors":"Yongxia Bai, Haili Liang, Chunxia Qi, Siyu Zuo","doi":"10.1007/s42330-023-00279-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-023-00279-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45763,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45470224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-27DOI: 10.1007/s42330-023-00285-y
Eamonn Corrigan, Martin Williams, Mary A. Wells
{"title":"High School Enrolment Choices—Understanding the STEM Gender Gap","authors":"Eamonn Corrigan, Martin Williams, Mary A. Wells","doi":"10.1007/s42330-023-00285-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-023-00285-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45763,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education","volume":"29 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41310593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-26DOI: 10.1007/s42330-023-00278-x
Catherine D. Bruce, Tara C. Flynn, Shelley Yearley, Zachary C K Hawes
{"title":"Leveraging Number Lines and Unit Fractions to Build Student Understanding: Insights from a Mixed Methods Study","authors":"Catherine D. Bruce, Tara C. Flynn, Shelley Yearley, Zachary C K Hawes","doi":"10.1007/s42330-023-00278-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-023-00278-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45763,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42973544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-11DOI: 10.1007/s42330-023-00275-0
Olivia Bonardi, D. Burchell, T. Franz-Odendaal, P. Joy
{"title":"“My Discipline is Never Going to Survive if it Continues Being the Discipline of Straight White Men”: Experiences of LGBQ + Science Postdoctoral Scholars in Canada","authors":"Olivia Bonardi, D. Burchell, T. Franz-Odendaal, P. Joy","doi":"10.1007/s42330-023-00275-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-023-00275-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45763,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44061620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}