This article aims to contribute to the theory of mathematics instruction by highlighting and analysing Leen Streefland's work as a teacher in a primary school. Core ideas of Streefland's are discussed ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Educational Studies in Mathematics presents new ideas and developments of major importance to those working in the field of ...

When instructors at Bronx-area community colleges applied for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study how students think about fundamental concepts of calculus, they hoped to gain a better ...

Mathematics is a unique subject in that mathematics-related motivation and learning are often accompanied by strong emotions, ...

To improve teachers’ mathematics instruction, enlist a team of coaches. But to find out what actually makes for effective coaching, ask researchers. That’s the premise of an instructional coaching ...

Teacher turnover results in lower student scores in math and English language arts, according to a researcher from the University of Michigan School of Education and two colleagues. When the ...