ERIC Number: EJ1154806
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Oct
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-2175
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The Value of the Math Circle for Gifted Middle School Students
Burns, Barbara; Henry, Julie; McCarthy, Dianne; Tripp, Jennifer
Gifted Child Today, v40 n4 p198-204 Oct 2017
Math Circles are designed to allow students to explore mathematics using a problem-solving/inquiry approach. Many of the students attending our Math Circle are mathematically talented and curious. This study examines the perspectives of the students and their families in determining why students attend Math Circle, what they enjoy about Math Circle, and what they perceive as differences in Math Circle from their classroom mathematics instruction. Findings indicate that students and parents feel that our Math Circle offers more challenging work than students are finding in their regular classroom and that the Math Circle provides a scholarly camaraderie among participants.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academically Gifted, Secondary School Mathematics, Problem Solving, Inquiry, Communities of Practice, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Parent Participation, Qualitative Research, Learner Engagement, Questionnaires, Interviews, Educational Attitudes, Data Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (Buffalo)
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