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50 Years of ERIC
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Detecting Students' Experiences of Discontinuities between Middle School and High School Mathematics Programs: Learning during Boundary Crossing
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Jansen, Amanda; Herbel-Eisenmann, Beth; Smith, John P., III – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2012
Transitions from middle school to high school mathematics programs can be problematic for students due to potential differences between instructional approaches and curriculum materials. Given the minimal research on how students experience such differences, we report on the experiences of two students as they moved out of an integrated,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Curriculum, High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics
An Investigation of Relationships between Seventh-Grade Students' Beliefs and Their Participation during Mathematics Discussions in Two Classrooms
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Jansen, Amanda – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2008
As mathematics teachers attempt to promote classroom discourse that emphasizes reasoning about mathematical concepts and supports students' development of mathematical autonomy, not all students will participate similarly. For the purposes of this research report, I examined how 15 seventh-grade students participated during whole-class discussions…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes