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Direct linkNicole Shechtman; Jeremy Roschelle; Geneva Haertel; Jennifer Knudsen – Cognition and Instruction, 2010
Using data collected in 125 seventh-grade and 56 eighth-grade Texas classrooms in the context of the "Scaling Up SimCalc" research project in 2005-07, we examined relationships between teachers' mathematics knowledge, teachers' classroom decision making, and student achievement outcomes on topics of rate, proportionality, and linear…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, Teacher Characteristics, Decision Making
Ellis, Amy B. – Cognition and Instruction, 2007
This paper reports the mathematical generalizations of two groups of algebra students, one which focused primarily on quantitative relationships, and one which focused primarily on number patterns disconnected from quantities. Results indicate that instruction encouraging a focus on number patterns supported generalizations about patterns,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedWhite, Barbara Y.; Frederiksen, John R. – Cognition and Instruction, 1998
Evaluated the "ThinkerTools Inquiry Curriculum," a computer-enhanced, middle school science curriculum, to determine the impact of including the Reflective Assessment Process. Found that students' performance improved significantly on both physics and inquiry assessments. Controlled comparison revealed that students' learning was greatly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth
