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Chambers, Donald L. – School Administrator, 1986
An overview of research and practice about mathematics reveals that good teachers keep students on task, devote half the class time to new material, review skills, stress concepts and relationships, emphasize higher order thinking skills, ask process questions, monitor understanding, and use a variety of structures. Ten references are appended.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Mathematics Instruction, Questioning Techniques
Peer reviewedMcCurdy, Merilee; Skinner, Christopher H.; Grantham, Kay; Watson, T. Steuart; Hindman, Peggy M. – School Psychology Review, 2001
An alternating treatments design was used to evaluate the effects of the interspersal procedure on an elementary student who was referred to a school psychologist for high rates of off-task behavior during independent seatwork. Results showed that the procedure increased the student's on-task levels during classroom mathematics assignments.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, D. John; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
A study examined student engaged and nonengaged behavior in mathematics class during various types of instructional activities and at different age levels. Third- and fifth-grade students spent more time on seatwork, while seventh-grade students had more teacher-led activities. As grade level increased, student engagement decreased. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
Download full textSuydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1986
This issue of the journal contains abstracts and critiques of 11 research reports. Three of the reports concern problem solving; the remainder pertain to the following topics: the impact of secondary schooling and secondary mathematics on student mathematical behavior; figural matrices; computer-video instruction in mathematics; equivalent…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Computer Managed Instruction
Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Gonzalez, Eugenio J.; Chrostowski, Steven J. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2004
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 is the most recent in a very ambitious series of international assessments conducted in nearly 50 countries to measure trends in mathematics and science learning. The aim of TIMSS, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, is to improve the teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Grade 4, Mathematics Teachers
