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Student Voices On High School Mathematics Teaching And Learning: College Student Voices On Teacher Behaviors And Actions Impacting High School Mathematics Achievement, Elizabeth Anne Crane
Student Voices On High School Mathematics Teaching And Learning: College Student Voices On Teacher Behaviors And Actions Impacting High School Mathematics Achievement, Elizabeth Anne Crane
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According to the national Assessment of Educational Progress the national trend in mathematics achievement has not significantly changed from 1973 through 2012 for 17 year olds (National Center for Educational statistics, 2014). Student beliefs about mathematics learning are an important factor in determining the student's math achievement (Woodward, 2004). This qualitative dissertation explores college student perceptions of effective mathematics teaching and learning at the secondary level. Interview participants who are early in their college program were recruited from math classes at a southeastern university. Study participants reinforced the literature that knowing both the how and the why of mathematics is …