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Baker, Austin T.; Cuevas, Josh – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2018
This study examined whether students were reaching automaticity with single digit multiplication facts. A fourteen question interview was used to collect data. The first three questions asked the student basic information about themselves and their current math teacher. The next seven questions were math facts. The math facts chosen for the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 3
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de Araujo, Zandra; Orrill, Chandra Hawley; Jacobson, Erik – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2018
While there is considerable scholarship describing principles for effective professional development, there have been few attempts to examine these principles in practice. In this paper, we identify and examine the particular design features of a mathematics professional development experience provided for middle grades teachers over 14 weeks. The…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
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Alemdar, Meltem; Moore, Roxanne A.; Lingle, Jeremy A.; Rosen, Jeff; Gale, Jessica; Usselman, Marion C. – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2018
Engineering and integrated STEM experiences are being promoted at the K-12 level to increase interest and retention in STEM and to reinforce learning of mathematics and science content. However, research is still emerging regarding best practices for curriculum development, student impacts, and transfer of knowledge across disciplines. The purpose…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Engineering Education, Academic Achievement
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Hackenberg, Amy J. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2010
In a small-scale, 8-month teaching experiment, the author aimed to establish and maintain "mathematical caring relations" (MCRs) (Hackenberg, 2005c) with 4 6th-grade students. From a teacher's perspective, establishing MCRs involves holding the work of orchestrating mathematical learning for students together with an orientation to…
Descriptors: Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Grade 6, Mathematics Instruction
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Pate, P. Elizabeth; And Others – Middle School Journal, 1993
Two eighth-grade teachers at a Georgia middle school recently redesigned their curriculum to emphasize problem-centered, hands-on learning projects focusing on issues relevant to students. To demonstrate what was learned, students and teachers employed various student projects assessed by using rubrics that define a wide range of acceptable and…
Descriptors: Expectation, Experiential Learning, Guidelines, Integrated Curriculum
Glazer, Evan – 2000
InterMath, a five-year effort funded through the National Science Foundation, is a statewide Internet-based project with the goal of designing and implementing a series of workshops and ongoing support programs that feature contemporary applications of technology and mathematics pedagogy in the middle grades. Technology is used to deliver the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development