Research Findings: In each of 16 public school classrooms serving multiethnic low-income neighborhoods, 2 first graders were assigned to be taught patterning, 2 to be taught reading, 2 to be taught mathematics, and 2 to be taught social studies for 15-min sessions 3 days per week for 6 months. Assignment within each classroom was randomized. The…

A remarkable feature of the set of papers in this issue is the consistent pattern of tending to deal with non-linear situations as if they are linear that is shown by students widely differing in age and educational systems, and studying various topics within mathematics. Methodological issues about the difficulty of interpretation of student…

Number sequence patterns for counting boundaries of familiar figures are extended to higher dimensions. (JP)

Describes a model using a group of fifth-grade students to better understand the assessment standards. Discusses the activity, the lesson on tessellation, and instructional decisions from the perspective of the assessment standards. (ASK)

This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference papers are centered around the theme of "Learners and Learning Environments." This volume features 43 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Adl…