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The Impact Of Social Constructivist Mathematics Learning Experiences On Latino, Middle School Students’ Proportional Reasoning, Victor M. Vizcaino May 2020

The Impact Of Social Constructivist Mathematics Learning Experiences On Latino, Middle School Students’ Proportional Reasoning, Victor M. Vizcaino

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Due to its centrality in the curriculum, research on proportional reasoning (PR) has seen a resurgence of interest. Recent research examined students’ patterns, strategies, and achievement when solving PR problems. Other studies explored PR learning trajectories. Additional studies focused on instructional interventions such as the effect of number structure, continuous, discrete, and intensive quantities to promote the development of proportional reasoning skills (PRS). The subjects of these studies have been United States white middle school students, Icelandic grade 5 girls, Spanish secondary school students, Turkish middle school students, as well as Scottish and Korean upper primary grades’ students. Few studies …


Cross Case Analysis Of Three Middle School Mathematics Teachers, Sandra Quiroz Apr 2013

Cross Case Analysis Of Three Middle School Mathematics Teachers, Sandra Quiroz

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This cross-case analysis was designed to investigate the instructional practices middle school mathematics teachers use in classes with English language learners (ELLs); how the different practices result in differential student achievement; the types of professional development middle school mathematics teachers attend; and what effect the mathematics teachers’ academic background have on the academic achievement of ELLs. The study was facilitated by the use of data from lesson plans, observations, interviews, academic background, and professional development sessions for three seventh-grade mathematics teachers and their students’ proficiency on the seventh-grade mathematics state achievement. Investigation of the lesson plans, observations and classroom culture …