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Counselors Are Critical: How Middle School Counselors Can Support Students in Philadelphia's High School Application Process
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Haxton, Clarisse – Research for Action, 2011
Every fall, 8th graders in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) have the opportunity to apply to five district-managed high schools other than their own neighborhood school. One of the goals of Philadelphia's tiered system of neighborhood, citywide, and special admission high schools--many with specific curricular programs--is that students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Neighborhoods, High Schools, Neighborhood Schools
Online Interactions in a Mathematical Classroom
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Kramarski, Bracha; Mizrachi, Nava – Educational Media International, 2006
This study compares the effects of forum discussion with metacognitive guidance versus forum discussion without metacognitive guidance (Forum) on solving real life mathematical tasks and self-regulated learning. Participants were 43 Grade 7 students (boys and girls) who practiced online problem-solving in two classes. The metacognitive guidance…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Guidance, Comprehension, Problem Solving
Enhancing Mathematical Literacy with the Use of Metacognitive Guidance in Forum Discussion
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Kramarski, Bracha; Mizrachi, Nava – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of forum discussion embedded within metacognitive guidance on mathematical literacy. In particular the study compares two learning environments: (a) Forum discussion with metacognitive guidance (FORUM+META); and (b) Forum discussion without metacognitive guidance (FORUM). Participants…
Descriptors: Guidance, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Metacognition