NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ahuja, Renu – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2019
This paper describes the theory of professional competence in teaching of mathematics developed through a cross-cultural examination of teaching practices of mathematics teachers recommended as competent by their principals in two selected high-achieving high schools of India and the United States. A detailed study of teacher cases from both of…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Mathematics Instruction, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dimacali, Allen M. – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2012
In conjunction with the adoption and subsequent implementation of the "Common Core State Standards for Mathematics" (CCSSM), state-led consortia are developing next-generation assessments aligned to the CCSSM. This paper discusses the progress and plans of two main coalitions of states--the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Alternative Assessment, Test Construction, Testing Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wasserman, Nicholas H. – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2011
Last year the United States unveiled the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English and Mathematics for grades K-12. In particular, the authors included two possible sequences of 8-12 mathematics courses that would fulfill the standards. Most notably, the courses titled "3a" and "3b" in these two sequences have become…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Webb, David C.; van der Kooij, Henk; Geist, Monica R. – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2011
This article describes Realistic Mathematics Education (RME), a design theory for mathematics education proposed by Hans Freudenthal and developed over 40 years of developmental research at the Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education in the Netherlands. Activities from a unit to develop student understanding of logarithms are…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Numbers, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries