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Venenciano, Linda; Heck, Ronald – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2016
Early experiences with theoretical thinking and generalization in measurement are hypothesized to develop constructs we name here as logical reasoning and preparedness for algebra. Based on work of V. V. Davydov (1975), the Measure Up (MU) elementary grades experimental mathematics curriculum uses quantities of area, length, volume, and mass to…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum
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Charalambous, Charalambos Y.; Philippou, George N. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2010
This study brings together two lines of research on teachers' affective responses toward mathematics curriculum reforms: their concerns and their efficacy beliefs. Using structural equation modeling to analyze data on 151 elementary mathematics teachers' concerns and efficacy beliefs 5 years into a mandated curriculum reform on problem solving,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy