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Schochet, Peter Z.; Puma, Mike; Deke, John – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
This report summarizes the complex research literature on quantitative methods for assessing how impacts of educational interventions on instructional practices and student learning differ across students, educators, and schools. It also provides technical guidance about the use and interpretation of these methods. The research topics addressed…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Educational Research, Intervention
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Threlfall, John – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2002
Suggests that strategy choice is a misleading characterization of efficient mental calculation and that teaching mental calculation methods as a whole is not conducive to flexibility. Proposes an alternative in which calculation is thought of as an interaction between noticing and knowledge. Presents an associated teaching approach to promote…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction
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Jones, Graham A.; Thornton, Carol A. – Young Children, 1993
Reviews research concerning problems in children's understanding of place value in multidigit numbers. Discusses four elements essential to programs focusing on place value: counting, partitioning, grouping, and understanding number relationships. Proposes a framework and an educational program for nurturing and assessing children's understanding…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Computation, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development
Daniel, Thomas – 1992
This paper studies statistical procedures used in the "Journal of Research in Music Education" (JRME) over a 5-year period (1987 through 1991). The results are compared with those of L. D. Goodwin and W. L. Goodwin (1985) concerning the "American Educational Research Journal" for the same period. In all, 78 quantitative and 31…
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Software, Educational Research, Educational Trends