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Effects of a Generative Instructional Design Strategy on Learning Mathematics and on Attitudes towards Achievement. What Works Clearinghouse Brief Study Report
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
The Expert Mathematician (version 3.0), a middle school math curriculum, was developed from LogoWriter, a computer program that the developer claims is designed to help children learn independently through exploration. According to J. J. Baker, the Expert Mathematician is designed to provide a creative environment that is intended to foster a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Instructional Design, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8
The Expert Mathematician. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
"The Expert Mathematician" is a three-year program of software instruction with 196 lessons, each ranging from one to three class periods. It covers general mathematics, pre-algebra, and algebra I. It uses the "Logo" computer language to focus on writing, operating, and applying mathematical procedures to study concepts,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Middle Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Middle School Students
Effects of a Generative Instructional Design Strategy on Learning Mathematics and on Attitudes towards Achievement. What Works Clearinghouse Detailed Study Report
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
There was no statistically significant difference in student performance between students receiving the Expert Mathematician curriculum and those in the control groups. Baker reported negligible differences between the Expert Mathematician intervention and control groups. The outcome measure is sufficiently reliable, based on the author's report…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Instructional Design, Control Groups, Instructional Effectiveness
I CAN Learn[R] Mathematics Curriculum. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
The "I CAN Learn[R] Mathematics Curriculum" is designed to help ethnically diverse, inner-city students in grades 7 through 10 achieve parity in mathematics and problem-solving skills. It uses an interactive software program to teach pre-algebra and algebra. The "I CAN Learn[R] Algebra 1" course, which was used in all of the…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Mathematics Curriculum, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction