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Walkington, Candace; Clinton, Virginia; Mingle, Leigh – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
This paper examines two factors that have been shown in previous literature to enhance students' interest in learning mathematics--personalization of problems to students' interest areas, and the addition of visual representations such as decorative illustrations. In two studies taking place within an online curriculum for middle school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Interests, Mathematics Curriculum, Individualized Instruction
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Candace, Walkington; Clinton, Virginia; Mingle, Leigh – Grantee Submission, 2016
This paper examines two factors that have been shown in previous literature to enhance students' interest in learning mathematics--personalization of problems to students' interest areas, and the addition of visual representations such as decorative illustrations. In two studies taking place within an online curriculum for middle school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Interests, Mathematics Curriculum, Individualized Instruction
Raymond, Allen – Teaching Pre K-8, 2004
Since 1990, the January issue of "Teaching Pre K-8" has highlighted a school visit by the president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. This article discusses Cathy Seeley's visit to a 6th grade classroom at the J. E. Pearce Middle School in Austin, Texas, where she participated in a math activity from the Connected…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Skills