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Can Instructional Reform in Urban Middle Schools Help Students Narrow the Mathematics Performance Gap? Some Evidence from the QUASAR Project.
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Silver, Edward A.; Lane, Suzanne – Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly, 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…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Inner City, Low Income Groups, Mathematics Instruction
Balancing Considerations of Equity, Content Quality, and Technical Excellence in Designing, Validating and Implementing Performance Assessments in the Context of Mathematics Instructional Reform: The Experience of the QUASAR Project.
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Silver, Edward A.; Lane, Suzanne – 1993
Issues of educational equity and quality are explored in the context of the Quantitative Understanding: Amplifying Student Achievement and Reasoning (QUASAR) project, a national educational reform project aimed at fostering and studying the development and implementation of enhanced mathematics instructional programs for students attending middle…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
The QUASAR Project: The "Revolution of the Possible" in Mathematics Instructional Reform in Urban Middle Schools.
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Silver, Edward A.; Stein, Mary Kay – Urban Education, 1996
Examines critical features of the QUASAR Project, a mathematics instruction program oriented toward helping students develop a meaningful understanding of mathematical ideas through challenging mathematical tasks, and discusses findings regarding the positive impact it has had on students. Challenges and obstacles in implementing the project are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Equal Education
Meeting the Challenges of Diversity and Relevance.
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Schwan-Smith, Margaret; Silver, Edward A. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1995
Discusses the QUASAR Project, which has worked with middle school teachers in disadvantaged communities in order to help increase the relevance of mathematics by making connections between the mathematics taught in school and the lives of students. (16 references) (MKR)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Equal Education, Junior High Schools, Mathematical Applications
Shuffling the Deck To Ensure Fairness in Dealing: A Commentary on Some Issues of Equity and Mathematics Education from the Perspective of the QUASAR Project.
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Silver, Edward A. – 1995
This paper is a reaction to a plenary address, "Fairness in Dealing: Diversity, Psychology, and Mathematics Education" by Suzanne Damarin (SE 057 179). The issues of intentionality, institutional and instructional practices, identity development, and assessment are addressed in regard to the Quantitative Understanding: Amplifying Student…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Mathematics Education
Assessment in the Context of Mathematics Instruction Reform: The Design of Assessment in the QUASAR Project.
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Silver, Edward A.; Lane, Suzanne – 1991
Recent reports on mathematics education reform have focused the attention of educational practitioners and policymakers on new goals for mathematics education and new descriptions of mathematical proficiency. QUASAR is a national project (Quantitative Understanding: Amplifying Student Achievement and Reasoning) designed to improve the mathematics…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Strategies, Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation
Implementing Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction: A Casebook for Professional Development.
Stein, Mary Kay; Smith, Margaret Schwan; Henningsen, Marjorie A.; Silver, Edward A. – 2000
Teachers and teacher educators interested in synthesizing their current practice with new mathematics standards will welcome this highly useful volume. The QUASAR Project at the University of Pittsburgh presents prevalent cases of mathematics instruction drawn from their research of nearly 500 classroom lessons. The Mathematical Tasks…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Algebra, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education