Experiencing school mathematics : traditional and reform approaches to teaching and their impact on student learning / Jo Boaler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boaler, Jo, 1964-

Series:

Studies in mathematical thinking and learning.

Studies in mathematical thinking and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Case studies.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS ONLY: This is a revised edition of Experiencing School Mathematics first published in 1997 by Open University Press, © Jo Boaler. This revised edition is for sale in North America only.The first book to provide direct evidence for the effectiveness of traditional and reform-oriented teaching methods, Experiencing School Mathematics reports on careful and extensive case studies of two schools that taught mathematics in totally different ways. Three hundred students were followed over three years, providing an unusual and important range of data, includin

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Schools, Students, and Research Methods; 3 An Introduction to Amber Hill and Phoenix Park Schools; 4 Amber Hill Mathematics: Experiences and Reflections; 5 Phoenix Park Mathematics: Experiences and Reflections; 6 Finding Out What They Could Do; 7 Exploring the Differences; 8 Knowledge, Beliefs, and Mathematical Identities; 9 Girls, Boys, and Learning Styles; 10 Ability Grouping, Equity, and Survival of the Quickest; 11 Looking to the Future; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-196) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-64240-0

0-8058-4005-2

1-135-64241-9

1-4106-0636-8

9781410606365

OCLC:

304122623