Rational number and proportional reasoning in early secondary school: towards principled improvement in mathematics

Autor:	Stefanie Luthman, Christine Howe, Kenneth Ruthven, Paula Guardia, Neil Mercer, Riikka Hofmann, Sonia Ilie
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Research literature Rational number General Mathematics Proportional reasoning Control (management) Thinking skills Education Likert scale Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Mathematics education Psychology Curriculum Episteme
Zdroj:	Research in Mathematics Education. 17:38-56
ISSN:	1754-0178 1479-4802
Popis:	Reflecting concerns about student attainment and participation in mathematics and science, the Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education (epiSTEMe) project attempted to support pedagogical advancement in these two disciplines. Using principles identified as effective in the research literature (and combining these in a novel fashion), the project developed topic modules for early secondary-school teaching in the UK, arranged for their implementation in classrooms, and evaluated the results. This article reports the development, implementation and evaluation of the epiSTEMe mathematics module entitled Fractions, Ratios and Proportions. The module covers aspects of rational number and proportional reasoning relevant to the early secondary curriculum, and was developed in collaboration with teachers, implemented in 11 classrooms, and evaluated through comparison with 16 control classrooms where the topic was addressed using established methods. Students who used the epiSTEMe materials made significa...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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