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Cramer, Kathleen A.; Post, Thomas R.; delMas, Robert C. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2002
Contrasts student achievement using commercial curricula (CC) for initial fraction learning with that of using the Rational Number Project (RNP) fraction curriculum. Indicates that students using RNP materials had statistically higher mean scores on concepts, order, transfer, and estimation. Interview data showed differences in the quality of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education

Guthrie, John T.; Anderson, Emily; Alao, Solomon; Rinehart, Jennifer – Elementary School Journal, 1999
Attempting to increase reading engagement, a collaborative team implemented a year-long integration of reading/language arts and science instruction known as Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI). Compared to traditionally organized instruction, the CORI context increased strategy use, conceptual learning, and text comprehension more than…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development