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University of Northern Iowa

Graduate Research Papers

2005

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Primary)--Sex differences; Sex differences in education;

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Writing In Math And Distributive Learning In Math Problem Solving, Mary Jo Metz Jan 2005

Writing In Math And Distributive Learning In Math Problem Solving, Mary Jo Metz

Graduate Research Papers

Many teachers, parents and students have questions about single sex classrooms. Are there gender based strategies that can be used in single sex classrooms and coed classrooms?

The purpose of this study was to investigate a possible difference in the perceptions of boys and girls in their math problem solving ability, and to determine if writing in math and distribution of curriculum would be effective strategies in math problem solving. The researcher conducted a classroom study to determine the effects of writing in math and compare the impact on males and females. In addition, another study investigated the distribution of …