ERIC Number: EJ949586
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-3894
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Counting to 20: Online Implementation of a Face-to-Face, Elementary Mathematics Methods Problem-Solving Activity
Schwartz, Catherine Stein
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v56 n1 p34-39 Jan 2012
This study describes implementation of the same problem-solving activity in both online and face-to-face environments. The activity, done in the first class period or first module of a K-2 mathematics methods course, was initially used in a face-to-face class and then adapted later for use in an online class. While the task was originally designed for the face-to-face course, it is not the case that it is fully useful there and less useful in the online version. Rather, each context privileges different ideas about teaching and learning mathematics. Possibilities to address the challenges of each environment are considered with emphasis on task structure and the role of the instructor.
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Problem Solving, Conventional Instruction, Teacher Role, Class Activities, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Comparative Analysis, Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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