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ERIC Number: EJ648507
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
The Nature of Teachers' Pedagogical Content Beliefs Matters for Students' Achievement Gains: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Elementary Mathematics.
Staub, Fritz C.; Stern, Elsbeth
Journal of Educational Psychology, v94 n2 p344-55 Jun 2002
In a longitudinal study of 496 students in 27 self-contained German elementary school classrooms, performance in mathematical word problems and arithmetic tasks was measured at the end of Grades 2 and 3. Findings show that a cognitive constructivist orientation was associated with larger achievement gains in mathematical word problems. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Germany