Effectiveness of online cognitive apprenticeship in developing mathematical prowess among academically outstanding secondary school students

Sabah Abdalla Elsayed; Mamdouh Mosaad Helali

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Sabah Abdalla Elsayed ¹ , Mamdouh Mosaad Helali ² ^*

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¹ Department of Education, Dhofar University, Salalah, OMAN² The National Research Center for Giftedness and Creativity, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, SAUDI ARABIA^* Corresponding Author

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The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of cognitive apprenticeship (CA) via the Internet in developing mathematical prowess (MP) among academically outstanding (AC) high school students. The research sample consisted of 32 first-year secondary students at the 10^th of Ramadan School, Suez Governorate, Egypt, who exceled academically in the middle school certificate. The sample was randomly divided into two equal groups, each consisting of 16 students. The control group studied in the usual way, while the experimental group studied using the CA strategy via the Internet. The quasi-experimental design was used, and the research tools (mathematical prowess test & productive desire scale) applied pre- and post-intervention to the research groups. The most important results concluded the effectiveness of CA via the Internet in developing MP among AC high school students. The study recommended providing technical support and training for teachers to employ CA in teaching mathematics to students in general and CA students in particular.

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cognitive apprenticeship
Internet
mathematical prowess
high school
academically outstanding

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026, Article No: em2795

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Elsayed SA, Helali MM. Effectiveness of online cognitive apprenticeship in developing mathematical prowess among academically outstanding secondary school students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(3):em2795. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18070

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Elsayed SA, Helali MM. Effectiveness of online cognitive apprenticeship in developing mathematical prowess among academically outstanding secondary school students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(3), em2795. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18070

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Elsayed, S. A., and Helali, M. M. (2026). Effectiveness of online cognitive apprenticeship in developing mathematical prowess among academically outstanding secondary school students. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(3), em2795. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18070

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Elsayed, Sabah Abdalla et al. "Effectiveness of online cognitive apprenticeship in developing mathematical prowess among academically outstanding secondary school students". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 3, 2026, em2795. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18070