Are Changes in Views about Mathematics Teaching Sufficient? The Case of a Fifth-Grade Teacher.

Prawat, Richard S.

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ERIC Number: EJ456302

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Publication Date: 1992

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Are Changes in Views about Mathematics Teaching Sufficient? The Case of a Fifth-Grade Teacher.

Prawat, Richard S.

Elementary School Journal, v93 n2 p195-211 Nov 1992

This case study illustrates an important change in one fifth grade teacher's views about mathematics teaching that occurred over the course of a year as a result of California's movement to reform mathematics teaching. However, the change did not appear to be reflected in the teacher's classroom practices. (BB)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Educational Change, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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