Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics (IAE - IBE - UNESCO, 2000, 48 p.): (introduction...)

Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics (IAE - IBE - UNESCO, 2000, 48 p.)

		*(introduction...)*
		The International Academy of Education
		Preface
		Introduction
		1. Opportunity to learn
		2. Focus on meaning
		3. Learning new concepts and skills while solving problems
		4. Opportunities for both invention and practice
		5. Openness to student solution methods and student interaction
		6. Small-group learning
		7. Whole-class discussion
		8. Number sense
		9. Concrete materials
		10. Students’ use of calculators
		Conclusions
		Additional resources
		References
		The International Bureau of Education-IBE

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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL. BUREAU OF EDUCATION

By Douglas A. Grouws and Kristin J. Cebulla me International Academy of Education

EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES SERIES - 4

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