Browsing by Author "Sharma, Sashi"
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Bridging language barriers in statistics for Year-12 Pasifika students: A collaborative study
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2018)This paper focuses on the use of home languages as a resource for Pasifika students who are learning about statistical methods. It is acknowledged that there are connections between language use and mathematics in mathematics ... -
Cultural Influences in Probabilistic Thinking
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012)Concerns about students' difficulties in statistics and probability and a lack of research in this area outside of western countries led to a case study which explored form five (14 to 16 year olds) students' ideas in this ... -
Definitions and models of statistical literacy: a literature review
(Routledge, 2017)Despite statistical literacy being relatively new in statistics education research, it needs special attention as attempts are being made to enhance the teaching, learning and assessing of this sub-strand. It is important ... -
Developing statistical literacy with Year 9 students: a collaborative research project
(Routledge, 2013)Advances in technology and communication have increased the amount of statistical information delivered through everyday media. The importance of statistics in everyday life has led to calls for increased attention to ... -
Exploring Fijian high school students’ conceptions of averages
(Pacific Circle Consortium for Education, 2008)This paper focuses on part of a much larger study that explored form five (14 to 16 year-old) students’ ideas in statistics. A range of ideas was explored, including the students’ ideas about measures of centre and graphical ...
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Teaching mathematics to English language learners: A comparative study of issues faced by teachers in New Zealand and the United States
(University of Waikato, 2015)New Zealand and the United States are both ethnically and linguistically diverse. With this diversity comes high numbers of English language learners in school classrooms. This is a challenge for teachers of mathematics, ... -
An Investigation of beliefs and attitudes of high school students in the Solomon Islands towards learning mathematics
(University of Waikato, 2014)Mathematics is omnipresent in all walks of life in our society. For instance, every day, citizens all over the world are faced with a complex array of mathematics–from mathematics of business and employment to risks of ... -
Understanding teaching practice in support of Non-English-Speaking-Background (NESB) students’ mathematics learning
(University of Waikato, 2013)Research is needed that gives special attention to the experiences of mathematics teachers of Non-English-Speaking-Background (NESB) students. This need prompted me to investigate four of my tertiary mathematics classes ... -
Investigating National Curriculum Implementation in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
(University of Waikato, 2013)There is a national concern in Papua New Guinea (PNG) about re-construction of social systems because the education offered was irrelevant to the needs of the PNG society. The Government of PNG reformed its national education ... -
Exploring the role that language plays in solving mathematical word problems for the Solomon Islands secondary school students
(University of Waikato, 2010)Mathematics is described as language. There is a strong link between mathematics and English language. This study is concerned with the role of language factors and proficiency of students in comprehension and solving of ...
