Educational research and professional learning in changing times : the MARBLE experience

Educational research and professional learning in changing times : the MARBLE experience / Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown.

Educational Research and Professional Learning in Changing Times reports three dimensions of a longitudinal Australian study with the ultimate aim of improving the mathematics learning outcomes for all middle school students in preparation for the quantitative literacy requirements of the 21st centu...

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Main Author: Watson, Jane (Jane M.)
Other Authors: Beswick, Kim, Brown, Natalie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam ; Boston : SensePublishers, ©2012.
Subjects:
Education > Research.
Teachers > Training of.
EDUCATION > Research.
Education.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Education > Research
Teachers > Training of
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Background and the Marble Project
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge
  • Student Attitude
  • Student Performance
  • Teachers' Perspectives on the Marble Project
  • Section 2. Case Studies-- Case Study 1: A Framework for Numeracy: Working Collaboratively
  • Case Study 2: An Inquiry Approach to Developing Mathematical Thinking and Communication
  • Case Study 3: Algebraic Representations of Proportional Relationships
  • Case Study 4: Beginning Inference In Year 7
  • Case Study 5: Enrichment Problem Solving for High Ability Middle School Students
  • Case Study 6: Decimal Division: Student Responses to "3 / 0.5"
  • Case Study 7: Positive Experiences with Negative Numbers
  • Case Study 8: Placing Fractions on a Number Line
  • Proportional Reasoning in Middle School Mathematics
  • Developing Proportional Reasoning with Ratios: Making a Paint Chart
  • Estimating Tree Heights For Primary School
  • Estimating Tree Heights For Middle School
  • Beginning Inference in A Measurement Context
  • Exploring Variation in A Manufacturing Context: Licorice
  • An Inquiry About Pi as A Ratio
  • Measurement and Science: Activities For The Middle Years
  • Reflections.

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