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Publication Date: 1993
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Toward a Constructivist Perspective: The Impact of a Mathematics Teacher Inservice Program on Students.
Simon, Martin A.; Schifter, Deborah
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v25 n4 p331-40 Dec 1993
Discusses changes in student attitudes, beliefs, behavior, and the nature and quality of mathematics activity in the classroom resulting from a constructivist-oriented inservice program for teachers (K-12). Although instruction focused more on conceptual understanding, student scores on standardized tests were maintained. Appendix includes attitudes survey. (Contains 13 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Program Evaluation, Qualitative Research, Secondary School Students, Social Change, Standardized Tests, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes, Summer Programs, Surveys, Teachers
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Language: English
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