Teaching Mathematics for Understanding: Case Studies of Four Fifth-Grade Teachers.

Prawat, Richard S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ456298

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Publication Date: 1992

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Teaching Mathematics for Understanding: Case Studies of Four Fifth-Grade Teachers.

Prawat, Richard S.; And Others

Elementary School Journal, v93 n2 p145-52 Nov 1992

Describes the rationale for and the methods used in four case studies of mathematics teaching in California which are discussed in subsequent articles. The case studies were designed to elicit relationships between teachers' knowledge of mathematics and beliefs about the nature of mathematics teaching and learning and their mathematics instruction. (Author/BB)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Educational Change, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction, Research Methodology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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