
Teachers Engaged in Research
Inquiry in Mathematics Classrooms, Grades 6-8
Joanna O. Masingila(Author)
Information Age Publishing
Will be published approx. on 21. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-59311-499-2 (ISBN)
Description
Through the chapters in this volume we learn about the research foci and/ or questions that these classroom teachers are interested in examining, the mathematics content through which they engaged their students in these explorations, the data sources they used to make sense of their focus and questions, and their roles in the research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
465 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59311-499-2 (9781593114992)
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Content
Introduction to the Series; Marilyn Cochran-Smith.
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Grades 6-8 Volume; Joanna O. Masingila.
Chapter 2. Mosaics of Granada to the Mathematics of Escher's Geometry: Making Connections; Shelly Sheats Harkness and Maureen Grant.
Chapter 3. Under the Microscope of Research and Into the Classroom: Reflections on Early Algebra Learning and Instruction; Amy French and Mitchell J. Nathan.
Chapter 4. Learning to Teach; Al Coles and Laurinda Brown.
Chapter 5. A Developing Mathematical Community; Vicki Walker with Beatriz D'Ambrosio and Signe Kastberg.
Chapter 6. Driving While Black or Brown: The Mathematics of Racial Profiling; Eric Gutstein.
Chapter 7. Supporting Mathematical Thinking: Collaborative Inquiry; Ann Renninger, Susan Stein, Judith Koenig and Art Mabbott.
Chapter 8. Meaningful Mathematics for Urban Learners: Perspective From a Teacher-Researcher Collaboration; Christine D. Thomas and Carmelita A. Santiago.
Chapter 9. Exploring Connections Between Teaching, Learning and Assessing Mathematics for Understanding; Tracey J. Smith.
Chapter 10. The 1998 Winter Olympics: Documenting and Analyzing Student Learning in an Inquiry Approach; Cynthia H. Callard.
Chapter 11. Relating Classroom Interaction to Student Assessment Results; Mary C. Shafer and Annette Hill.
Chapter 12. Teaching Mathematical Discourse Through Characters and Scripts? Marcia DeJesus-Rueff.
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Grades 6-8 Volume; Joanna O. Masingila.
Chapter 2. Mosaics of Granada to the Mathematics of Escher's Geometry: Making Connections; Shelly Sheats Harkness and Maureen Grant.
Chapter 3. Under the Microscope of Research and Into the Classroom: Reflections on Early Algebra Learning and Instruction; Amy French and Mitchell J. Nathan.
Chapter 4. Learning to Teach; Al Coles and Laurinda Brown.
Chapter 5. A Developing Mathematical Community; Vicki Walker with Beatriz D'Ambrosio and Signe Kastberg.
Chapter 6. Driving While Black or Brown: The Mathematics of Racial Profiling; Eric Gutstein.
Chapter 7. Supporting Mathematical Thinking: Collaborative Inquiry; Ann Renninger, Susan Stein, Judith Koenig and Art Mabbott.
Chapter 8. Meaningful Mathematics for Urban Learners: Perspective From a Teacher-Researcher Collaboration; Christine D. Thomas and Carmelita A. Santiago.
Chapter 9. Exploring Connections Between Teaching, Learning and Assessing Mathematics for Understanding; Tracey J. Smith.
Chapter 10. The 1998 Winter Olympics: Documenting and Analyzing Student Learning in an Inquiry Approach; Cynthia H. Callard.
Chapter 11. Relating Classroom Interaction to Student Assessment Results; Mary C. Shafer and Annette Hill.
Chapter 12. Teaching Mathematical Discourse Through Characters and Scripts? Marcia DeJesus-Rueff.