Title Experiencing school mathematics : traditional and reform approaches to teaching and their impact on student learning / Jo Boaler.

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Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2002.

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Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	510.712 B662E	Check Shelf

Edition	Rev. and expanded ed.
Description	xvii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series	Studies in mathematical thinking and learning
	Studies in mathematical thinking and learning.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196) and indexes.
Contents	Foreword / Alan H. Schoenfeld -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Schools, Students, and Research Methods -- 3. An Introduction to Amber Hill and Phoenix Park Schools -- 4. Amber Hill Mathematics: Experiences and Reflections -- 5. Phoenix Park Mathematics: Experiences and Reflections -- 6. Finding Out What They Could Do -- 7. Exploring the Differences -- 8. Knowledge, Beliefs, and Mathematical Identities -- 9. Girls, Boys, and Learning Styles -- 10. Ability Grouping, Equity, and Survival of the Quickest -- 11. Looking to the Future.
Summary	[Boaler reports] on careful and extensive case studies of two schools that taught mathematics in totally different ways -- back cover.
Subject	Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Case studies.
	31.04 teaching, profession, organizations of mathematics. (NL-LeOCL)077601866
	Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) (OCoLC)fst01012305
	Mathematikunterricht (DE-588)4037949-8
	Wiskunde.
	Voortgezet onderwijs.
	Didactiek.
Genre/Form	Case studies.
	Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
ISBN	0805840044 (alk. paper)
	9780805840049 (alk. paper)
	0805840052 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
	9780805840056 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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