In search of more effective mathematics education /

Other Authors: Westbury, Ian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norwood, N.J. : Ablex, [1994]
Subjects:
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245 |a In search of more effective mathematics education /  |c edited by Ian Westbury ... [et al.]. 
260 |a Norwood, N.J. :  |b Ablex,  |c [1994] 
300 |a vii, 338 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
500 |a Subtitle on cover: Examining data from the IEA second internationalmathematics study. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
505 2 |a Introduction: The Second International Mathematics Study / Ian Westbury-- Ch. 1. When Teaching Problem-Solving Proceeds Successfully in U.S.Eighth Grade Classrooms / Lauren A. Sosniak and Corinna A. Ethington --Ch. 2. Student Opportunities in Grade 8 Mathematics: Textbook Coverageof the SIMS Test / James Flanders -- Ch. 3. The Myth of Progressive andTraditional Orientations: Teaching Mathematics Without a Coherent Pointof View / Lauren A. Sosniak, Corinna A. Ethington and Maria Varelas --Ch. 4. Is the United States Really a Low Achiever in Math? The SIMSFindings Re-examined / Ian Westbury -- Ch. 5. What Makes for EffectiveMathematics Instruction? Japanese and American Classrooms Compared /Maryellen Schaub and David P. Baker -- Ch. 6. The Effects of CentralControl on Classroom Practice / Peter L. Glidden -- Ch. 7. GenderGroupings and Improving Mathematics Achievement: Lessons from aComparative Analysis / David P. Baker, Cornelius Riordan and MaryellenSchaub. 
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