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ERIC Number: EJ524941
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-5541
Can Instructional Reform in Urban Middle Schools Help Students Narrow the Mathematics Performance Gap? Some Evidence from the QUASAR Project.
Silver, Edward A.; Lane, Suzanne
Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly, v18 n2 p49-70 Spr 1995
Compared mathematical performance of middle school students in low-income communities involved in the QUASAR project to those of a demographically similar school and of a nationally representative sample. QUASAR mathematics instruction emphasizes reasoning, problem-solving, and understanding. Quasar students outperformed NAEP's disadvantaged urban sample in all mathematics content areas, especially on conceptual understanding or problem solving tasks. (HTH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Inner City, Low Income Groups, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods, Urban Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress; QUASAR Project (Mathematics Education)