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Morgan, Paul L.; Farkas, George; Maczuga, Steve – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2015
We used population-based, longitudinal data to investigate the relation between mathematics instructional practices used by first-grade teachers in the United States and the mathematics achievement of their students. Factor analysis identified four types of instructional activities (i.e., teacher-directed, student-centered,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 1, Mathematics Instruction, Longitudinal Studies
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Polly, Drew – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2008
American students continue to struggle on measures of student achievement. This study employed Hierarchical Linear Modeling to estimate a two-level model and examine the influences of calculator use and teachers' instructional practices on student achievement in mathematics amongst first-grade students. The outcome variable was mathematics test…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics)