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Direct linkBennett, Cory A. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
Crime Scene for Mathematics Investigation (CSMI) was created as a small group, cooperative, self-selective grouping strategy to allow students to explore mathematics based on their own understanding and perceived readiness, much like the concept and application of literature circles in language arts. In essence, these self-chosen small groups met…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Cooperative Learning, Misconceptions, Police
Download full textHu, Xiangen, Ed.; Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Hershkovitz, Arnon, Ed.; Paquette, Luc, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2017
The 10th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2017) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Optics Velley Kingdom Plaza Hotel, Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China. This years conference features two invited talks by: Dr. Jie Tang, Associate Professor with the Department of Computer…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Graphs, Data Use
Buckley, Anita – Quality Circles Journal, 1987
Describes a partnership between Oak Park Middle School in Decatur, Alabama, and the General Electric Company that features the use of the quality circle approach. Not only were teachers, administrators, and parents organized into school quality circles, but students also formed quality circles to solve problems at the school. (CH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Group Activities, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedGeorgakis, Pauline – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Describes students' enthusiasm for Tuesdays in an American community school in Greece when they get together in small groups to explore, conjecture, analyze, and solve mathematics problems. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Peer reviewedJones, Graham A.; And Others – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1995
Middle-school students were asked to determine the dimensions of a hotel atrium so that guests could enjoy the maximum area of scenic view, given that 650 feet of brass railing could be used around each floor. Several solution approaches are described. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Area, Elementary Education, Geometry
Hery, Nancy Duffy – 1996
Drama and role playing are effective ways for teachers, school counselors, and other individuals who work with young people to teach and discuss sensitive issues. The eight plays in this publication are designed to help middle school students develop critical-thinking, problem-solving, and logical decision-making skills. The eight scripts use a…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Anger, Curriculum Development, Dating (Social)
Vellom, R. Paul; Anderson, Charles W.; Palincsar, Annemarie S. – 1994
This paper describes a sequence of lessons based on a modified version of the ESS Colored Solutions problem posed in an urban multicultural middle school setting in which students often worked in collaborative groups. As students encountered observable phenomena, they were encouraged to record techniques and observations, search for patterns in…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Cooperative Learning
