Title Experiencing school mathematics : traditional and reform approaches to teaching and their impact on student learning / Jo Boaler

Edition Revised and expanded edition Published Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002 Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002

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MELB	510.712 Boa/Esm 2002		AVAILABLE

Description xvii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Series Studies in mathematical thinking and learning Studies in mathematical thinking and learning. Contents Foreword / Alan H. Schoenfeld -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Schools, Students, and Research Methods -- 3. An Introduction to Amber Hill and Phoenix Park Schools -- 4. Amber Hill Mathematics: Experiences and Reflections -- 5. Phoenix Park Mathematics: Experiences and Reflections -- 6. Finding Out What They Could Do -- 7. Exploring the Differences -- 8. Knowledge, Beliefs, and Mathematical Identities -- 9. Girls, Boys, and Learning Styles -- 10. Ability Grouping, Equity, and Survival of the Quickest -- 11. Looking to the Future Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain. Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Case studies. Genre/Form Case studies. Case studies. LC no. 2002017921 ISBN 0805840044 alkaline paper 0805840052 paperback alkaline paper

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