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DEVELOPMENT OF SEVENTH GRADE PRE-ALGEBRA STUDENTS' MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH WRITTEN EXPLANATIONS AND JUSTIFICATIONS
| Title: | DEVELOPMENT OF SEVENTH GRADE PRE-ALGEBRA STUDENTS' MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH WRITTEN EXPLANATIONS AND JUSTIFICATIONS. |
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| Name(s): |
Jones, Rebecca, Author Dieker, Lisa, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2008 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | In this action research, the interactions of seventh grade pre-algebra students in a mathematics classroom shared their explanation and justification processes through group work. Prior to the start of the study students were given a written pre-test to determine current conceptual thinking in mathematics. Over the next nine weeks, the teacher engaged the students in problem solving activities that included reasoning skills, communication and making connections through discussion with their peers. Following nine weeks of written and verbal discourse, students were provided a post-test to determine changes in their conceptual thinking. Overall students' grades, journal writings and test scores showed positive gains with the greatest changes occurring in written explanations of their conceptual thinking in mathematics. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0002180 (IID), ucf:47510 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2008-05-01 M.Ed. Education, Department of Teaching and Learning Principles Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Communication Written Explanations Justifications Discourse Middle Scool Mathematics |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002180 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
