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ERIC Number: EJ369361
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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A Study of the Algebra Acquisition of Hispanic and Anglo Ninth Graders: Research Findings Relevant to Teacher Training and Classroom Practice.
Mestre, Jose P.; Gerace, William J.
NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v10 n2 p137-67 Win 1986
Summarizes a one-year study of five Anglo and nine Hispanic Massachusetts' ninth-grade beginning algebra students intended to analyze students' manipulative skills, problem-solving habits, and attitudes toward algebra. Proposes recommendations to improve algebraic problem-solving skills of students in general, and of Hispanics in particular. (NEC)
Descriptors: Algebra, Comparative Analysis, Grade 9, Hispanic Americans, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, Skill Development, Student Attitudes, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Massachusetts