Students as Context in Mathematics Reform: The Story of Two Upper-Elementary Teachers.

Prawat, Richard S.; Jennings, Nancy

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Publication Date: 1997

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Students as Context in Mathematics Reform: The Story of Two Upper-Elementary Teachers.

Prawat, Richard S.; Jennings, Nancy

Elementary School Journal, v97 n3 p251-70 Jan 1997

This case study describes two experienced teachers' attitudes and actions during implementation of a new mathematics curriculum in California. It focuses on their attentiveness to learners' needs. One teacher viewed learners' needs largely through the prism of a fixed set of curricular demands, while the other focused on an equally rigid set of demands--mathematical ability. (EV)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Case Studies, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Mathematical Aptitude, Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Student Evaluation, Student Needs, Teacher Attitudes, Textbooks

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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