The Value (and Convergence) of Practices Suggested by Motivation Research and Promoted by Mathematics Education Reformers.

Stipek, Deborah; Salmon, Julie M.; Givvin, Karen B.; Kazemi, Elham; Saxe, Geoffrey; MacGyvers, Valanne L.

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ERIC Number: EJ576299

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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The Value (and Convergence) of Practices Suggested by Motivation Research and Promoted by Mathematics Education Reformers.

Stipek, Deborah; Salmon, Julie M.; Givvin, Karen B.; Kazemi, Elham; Saxe, Geoffrey; MacGyvers, Valanne L.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v29 n4 p465-88 Jul 1998

Discusses convergence between instructional practices suggested by research on achievement motivation and practices promoted in mathematics-instruction reform literature by focusing on fourth- through sixth-grade students (N=624) and their teachers (N=24). Concludes that the instructional practices suggested in the literature of both research areas positively affect students' motivation and conceptual learning related to fractions. Contains 40 references. (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Change, Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Standards, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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