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Peer reviewedFord, Marilyn Sue; McKay, Donna; Litz, Kathleen; Speer, William – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents a mathematical investigation focusing on measurement, data collection, and decision making in the context of mining for grades four and five. Encourages students to make their own decisions about collecting data and the methods most appropriately used for analysis. (ASK)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4
Pon, Kathy – Computing Teacher, 1984
Describes the utilization of database management as a inquiry tool to aid higher-level thinking in a fourth-grade American Indian studies course. (MBR)
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, Cognitive Processes, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textStecher, Brian M.; Mitchell, Karen J. – 1995
This study explored fourth-grade teachers' understanding of mathematical problem solving, an aspect of the Vermont portfolio assessment program that has been largely ignored. Teachers' conceptions of problem solving, their knowledge of problem-solving strategies, their selection and evaluation of problem-solving tasks, and their instructional…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Burton, Grace; And Others – 1992
The "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. The document not only addresses what mathematics students should…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
