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Download full textCohen, David K.; And Others – 1990
This project was a one-year study of California's reform effort in mathematics education. The research focused on two issues of great importance to current efforts to reform mathematics instruction: (1) What distinguishes teaching mathematics for "understanding" from rote performance and what does teaching mathematics for understanding…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedWhitney, Hassler – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1987
Proposes that although the past 30 years have seen increasing efforts to make mathematics more relevant and useful, schools continue to fail. Argues that forced rote learning is the direct cause of this failure and that improved teaching methods must be developed. Urges that shifts in methodology be phased in gradually. (TW)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
