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Richardson, Kerri; Reynolds, Anne; Schwartz, Catherine S. – Mathematics Teacher, 2012
The quadrilaterals problem is a particularly rich task, applicable to in-service teachers as well as to the students they teach. The ways in which students engage in this task, the strategies they use, and the mathematics that results align well with this "MT" Focus Issue on flexible mathematical thinking. The authors offer their observations of…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Cognitive Processes
Silvernail, David L; Batista, Ida A.; Sloan, James E.; Stump, Erika K.; Johnson, Amy F. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2014
The goal of this study was to examine the pathways to being college ready in mathematics. Students who enter high school already having demonstrated mathematics proficiency on a standardized test in the 8th grade have already taken a significant step towards being college ready. The best scenario is to enter high school proficient in mathematics…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Mathematics, High School Students, Mathematics Skills
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Julie, Cyril; Mbekwa, Monde – Perspectives in Education, 2005
Contexts are currently enjoying much prominence in school mathematics. Generally, the contextual issues and situations learners are exposed to and deal with in Mathematical Literacy are, with good reason, determined by curriculum, learning resource and test designers. This article reports on a study that investigated contexts that learners would…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Numeracy, Indigenous Knowledge, Mathematics Skills