Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Pagni, David, Ed. | 4 |
Adams, Dennis | 1 |
Appova, Aina K. | 1 |
Bottge, Brian A. | 1 |
Browning, Christine A. | 1 |
Caronongan, Pia | 1 |
Channell, Dwayne E. | 1 |
Confrey, Jere | 1 |
Dadian, Taline | 1 |
Danneker, Jeanne | 1 |
Davidson, Neil, Ed. | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Middle Schools | 4 |
Elementary Education | 2 |
Early Childhood Education | 1 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Grade 6 | 1 |
High Schools | 1 |
Higher Education | 1 |
Junior High Schools | 1 |
Kindergarten | 1 |
Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Teachers | 47 |
Practitioners | 41 |
Administrators | 4 |
Researchers | 2 |
Students | 1 |
Location
California | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Philippines | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Appova, Aina K. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2017
To help middle school students make better sense of decimals and fraction, the author and an eighth-grade math teacher worked on a 90-minute lesson that focused on representing repeating decimals as fractions. They embedded experimentations and explorations using technology and calculators to help promote students' intuitive and conceptual…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Fractions, Mathematical Concepts
Star, Jon R.; Foegen, Anne; Larson, Matthew R.; McCallum, William G.; Porath, Jane; Zbiek, Rose Mary; Caronongan, Pia; Furgeson, Joshua,; Keating, Betsy; Lyskawa, Julia – What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
Mastering algebra is important for future math and postsecondary success. Educators will find practical recommendations for how to improve algebra instruction in the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) practice guide, "Teaching Strategies for Improving Algebra Knowledge in Middle and High School Students". The methods and examples included in…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods
Wedekind, Kassia Omohundro – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
Traditionally, small-group math instruction has been used as a format for reaching children who struggle to understand. Math coach Kassia Omohundro Wedekind uses small-group instruction as the centerpiece of her math workshop approach, engaging all students in rigorous "math exchanges." The key characteristics of these mathematical conversations…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Workshops, Reflection
Adams, Dennis; Hamm, Mary – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008
This book builds on the social nature of learning to provide useful suggestions for reaching reluctant learners. It is based on the assumption that instruction that focuses on students' interests and builds on collaborative and differentiated learning will allow students to move from believing they "can't do mathematics or science" to a feeling of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Student Interests, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving

Panasuk, Regina M.; Greenleaf, Yvonne – Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Introduces a technique for developing tasks suitable for group investigation where students work from sets of numerical examples toward making generalizations. (ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Cooperative Learning, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Activities
Striving for Reform Based Practice in University Settings: Using Groups in Large Mathematics Classes
Kajander, Ann – PRIMUS, 2006
As school curricula undergo changes in both content and pedagogy, pressure is placed on teacher preparation programs and undergraduate mathematics departments to model learning environments in mathematics appropriate for education students. Yet the reality of many post-secondary mathematics courses includes traditional style classes containing a…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Classroom Environment

Pearson, Erica – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1996
Five problem-based learning activities tested by fourth-grade gifted students are suggested. Each open-ended problem is intended to be worked on by a small group for 30 minutes. Student reactions are quoted and analyzed, noting that students became more willing to take risks, test the properties and limits of their materials, and learn from their…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Leighton, Mary S.; And Others – 1989
This study examined the use of heuristic problem-solving strategies in math by seventh-graders under three different conditions: working individually; working in groups; and working as cooperative teams. No significant differences were found for the three conditions over a 5-week experimental period on a problem solving post-text (the Maryland…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Grade 7, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Heuristics
Tiberius, Richard G. – 1990
This guidebook focuses on the problems facing teachers in small group teaching. It is organized in three parts, each dealing with a specific common problem. Part One deals with clarifying instructional goals for the group. Part Two concerns interaction within the group and between the students and the teacher. Part Three encompasses the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics, Higher Education

Gray, John S. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1998
Describes use of the little-known Shuttle Puzzle in computer programming to elucidate the process of analyzing a problem and synthesizing observations into an algorithm that can be used to generate a programming solution. The process used to solve the problem reflects one that an expert uses. The method could be adapted for small-group cooperative…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning

Thompson, David G.; Williams, Reed G. – Studies in Higher Education, 1985
Among the barriers to acceptance of clinical problem-based medical education are institutional complacency and lack of rewards for teachers with academic competence in education rather than biological research and clinical care. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Medical Education

Kyriacou, Chris; Newson, Graham – Mathematics in School, 1991
Small group work has grown in use throughout the 1980s. Reported are six issues that were raised concerning small groups resulting from a series of workshops for university students in which the students worked on problems in groups, jointly planned tasks, and critiquing their use during their practice experience. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Learning Activities

Myers, Nadine C. – Primus, 1993
This paper describes the use of cooperative groups in teaching calculus. It discusses benefits and drawbacks of group techniques and presents reactions from both students and the author. (Author)
Descriptors: Calculus, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Educational Change

Hutchinson, Nancy – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1989
Three studies involving 44 learning-disabled junior high students assessed the impact of strategy instruction in individual, small group, and whole class instruction in one knowledge domain: algebra. The three studies are contrasted, outcome data are compared, and the issue of generality-specificity in strategy instruction is examined. (JDD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Group Instruction, Individual Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness

Keller, J. David – Science Activities, 1993
Presents a problem-solving activity in which students determine the effects on the water level in a pool when rocks are removed from a boat floating in the pool and placed into the water. Students discuss the problem, design an experiment to test solutions, conduct the experiment, and draw conclusions. (MDH)
Descriptors: Debate, Density (Matter), Problem Solving, Science Activities