In search of more effective mathematics education /
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Norwood, N.J. :
Ablex,
[1994]
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Table of Contents:
- 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.