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Construction And Implementation Of An Individualized Math Program For Sixth Graders, Lynda Sylvia Hatch
Construction And Implementation Of An Individualized Math Program For Sixth Graders, Lynda Sylvia Hatch
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The sixth grade teachers at Mooberry School in Hillsboro, Oregon were not pleased with the way they were teaching math. The students, grouped by ability, had a poor self-concept about math and felt "locked into" one class.
During the summer of 1973, these teachers considered ways to change their math instruction. Reading was done to determine the most promising practice in math education in the United States. A successful approach to learning appeared to be individualized instruction, as is discussed in this paper. Many different individualized programs were studied, grouped into eleven general categories, and described in detail. The Mooberry …