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Direct linkGarner, Mary L.; Watson, Virginia; Rogers, Beth; Head, Catherine – School Science and Mathematics, 2017
Math teachers' circles are a form of professional development that is recommended by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences in their publication Mathematical Education of Teachers II (2012). However, little research has been published on how effective math teachers' circles are in advancing the mathematical knowledge of teachers and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, Teacher Competencies
Anderson, Celia Rousseau; Hoffmeister, April M. – School Science and Mathematics, 2007
This article describes a professional development course intended to improve the content understanding of middle school mathematics teachers. The design of the course included three professional learning strategies: problem solving, examination of student thinking, and discussion of research. The concepts studied in the course included multi-digit…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Professional Development, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedClark, H. Clifford; Stahle, Debra L. – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
The purpose of this study was to compare the achievement for the operations of multiplication and division on whole numbers of elementary grade students who were taught functional diagnostic strategies with a randomly selected group who were not taught the informal diagnostic strategies. Included are the methodology, results, and discussion. (KR)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Division, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedGuckin, Alice Mae; Morrison, Dwight – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
Described is a study that used LOGO to improve the proportional reasoning ability of students enrolled in mathematics classes for students poorly prepared for college-level mathematics. Included are the methodology, procedures for using logo, and a discussion of the results. (KR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Arithmetic, College Mathematics
