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Cramer, Kathleen; Wyberg, Terry – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2009
The effectiveness of different concrete and pictorial models on students' understanding of the part-whole construct for fractions was investigated. Using interview data from fourth and fifth grade students from three different districts that adopted the "Mathematics Trailblazers" series, authors identified strengths and limitations of models used.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Grade 5, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction
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Dillihunt, Monica L.; Tyler, Kenneth M. – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2006
The purpose of this study is to discern the effects of instruction type on minority students in urban schools, mathematics achievement. Two hundred thirteen third and fifth grade (136 African American and 77 Latino) students attending schools in low-income urban communities were provided mathematics instruction in one of two ways: multiple…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Multiple Intelligences, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 5