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Direct linkSeeley, Cathy L. – Educational Leadership, 2017
The traditional method of teaching math--showing students how to do a procedure, then assigning problems that require them to use that exact procedure--leads to adults who don't know how to approach problems that don't look like those in their math book. Seeley describes an alternative teaching method (upside-down teaching) in which teachers give…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Models
Slavin, Robert E. – Educational Leadership, 2014
Just about everyone loves the "idea" of cooperative learning, children working productively and excitedly in groups, everyone getting along and enthusiastically helping one another learn. This article presents five strategies that teachers can use to get the greatest benefit possible from cooperative learning and ensure that…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Children, Teamwork, Goal Orientation
Peer reviewedHaas, Nancy M.; LoPresto, Sam – Educational Leadership, 1994
A Holt, Michigan, high school's recent shift toward conceptual understanding and demonstrated performance inspired one math teacher to develop a panel performance-assessment process. For their midsemester and semester exams, students in algebra II and precalculus discuss before a panel of judges the solutions to complex problems. Panel assessment…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Cooperative Learning, High Schools
Peer reviewedBradsher, Monica; Hagan, Lucy – Educational Leadership, 1995
By combining hands-on research and telecommunications, the National Geographic Society's Kids Network enables K-8 students to grapple with basic science and geography concepts, hone communication and research skills, and network with kids around the world. Students focus on real-world problems, work cooperatively, and share results in class…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedAspy, David N.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1993
Medical schools are starting to put students in small groups and help them solve real problems they will face in treating patients. Trend of problem-based learning in medical schools will have ripple effect throughout education. Teachers relinquishing lecturer's role must become adept at listening, answering questions, and helping students frame…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study
Boaler, Jo – Educational Leadership, 2006
In a four-year, longitudinal study conducted between 2000 and 2004, the author followed 700 students as they progressed through three high schools: a diverse, urban school as well as two suburban schools. Although incoming freshmen at the urban school scored significantly lower in mathematics than incoming students at the two suburban schools, by…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Diversity, Urban Schools, Mathematics Achievement
