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Kiuhara, Sharlene A.; Gillespie Rouse, Amy; Dai, Ting; Witzel, Bradley S.; Morphy, Paul; Unker, Becky – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Making sense of fractions is critical for building the mathematical competence of upper elementary students with and at-risk for a mathematics learning disability. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching students with and at-risk for learning disabilities an intervention in which they learned to construct…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Mathematics Skills, Knowledge Level, Fractions
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Martin, Christie Lynn – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
In this study, I examine how using a writers' workshop model in mathematics creates a space for students to write about their mathematical thinking and problem solving and how their writing impacts instruction. This case study of one classroom with one teacher spanned 6 weeks and included 18 implementations of an adapted version of the Writers'…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Writing Workshops, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Dillon, Sukhjit; Ollerton, Mike; Plant, Sarah Jayne – Mathematics Teaching, 2012
Playing games in the mathematics classroom has seemingly become unfashionable. Is it that games suddenly are regarded as "lacking in purpose"? Maybe games are seen as incompatible with the "lesson plan and objectives"? Or is it that games and learning are not two words that are expected to appear in the same sentence? Prepare for the mythology…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Games, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods