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Writing in Mathematics: An Alternative Form of Communication for Academically Low-Achieving Students
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Direct linkBaxter, Juliet A.; Woodward, John; Olson, Deborah – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2005
Classroom communication figures prominently in current math reform efforts. In this study, we analyze how one teacher used writing to support communication in a seventh-grade, low-track mathematics class. For one school year, we studied four low-achieving students in the class. Students wrote in journals on a weekly basis. Using classroom…
Descriptors: Profiles, Classroom Communication, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
