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Romberg, Thomas A.; Kaput, James J. – 1999
This chapter examines the scope of the mathematical content educators expect students to understand after they have participated in mathematics courses. It is organized under four headings: (1) Traditional School Mathematics, to clarify what the shift is away from; (2) Mathematics as Human Activity, to portray the direction the shift is toward;…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning
Download full textRoss, John A.; Regan, Ellen M. – 1991
To examine the impact that personal characteristics and institutional variables have on what school district consultants learn during an inservice program that addresses the specific skills required by their role, 35 consultants from Ontario, Canada who were engaged in an 8-month professional program were administered a pre- and post-interview.…
Descriptors: Consultants, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Institutional Characteristics
Fennema, Elizabeth, Ed.; Romberg, Thomas A., Ed. – 1999
This book synthesizes the implications of research done by the National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences (NCRMS) by integrating two bodies of research: the study of teaching and the study of learning mathematics. This research was organized around content domains and/or continuing issues in education such as equity and assessment of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Hallinger, Philip; Murphy, Joseph – 1987
In this two-part paper, an attempt is made to examine the relationship between social contexts and effective schools and specifically to contribute to the development of a conceptual model for understanding how social contexts influence the operation of effective schools and student learning. In the first part, school effects research is drawn…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Instructional Effectiveness
Davidson, Philip M. – 1992
Because earlier research suggests that children's and adolescents' achievement motivation is mediated by their implicit beliefs and theories about schooling, 70 students (half girls and half boys) in a middle class suburban school district in grades 3 through 12 were interviewed about several dimensions of knowledge about education, including…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary School Students
Parker, Lynn; And Others – 1989
The physical, emotional, and intellectual impact of nutrition on children's ability to learn is the subject of this guide for school personnel. The guide is divided into two parts and includes two appendices. Part 1, "What We Know About the Relationship Between Nutrition and Learning," reviews research linking nutrition and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Breakfast Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
