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Writing in Mathematics: An Alternative Form of Communication for Academically Low-Achieving Students
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Baxter, Juliet A.; Woodward, John; Olson, Deborah – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2005
Classroom communication figures prominently in current math reform efforts. In this study, we analyze how one teacher used writing to support communication in a seventh-grade, low-track mathematics class. For one school year, we studied four low-achieving students in the class. Students wrote in journals on a weekly basis. Using classroom…
Descriptors: Profiles, Classroom Communication, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Effects of Reform-based Mathematics Instruction on Low Achievers in Five Third-Grade Classrooms.
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Baxter, Juliet A.; Woodward, John; Olson, Deborah – Elementary School Journal, 2001
Examined the responses of low-achieving students to reform-based mathematics instruction. Found that both the organization and task demands of the reform classrooms presented verbal and social challenges to low achievers that need to be addressed if these students are to benefit from reform-based mathematics instruction. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 3, Low Achievement, Mathematics
Blueprint for Writing in Middle School Mathematics.
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Baxter, Juliet A.; Woodward, John; Olson, Deborah; Robyns, Janet – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2002
Presents strategies for using writing to enrich students' understanding in middle school mathematics. (YDS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Strategies, Integrated Curriculum