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Article: The effects of a teacher in-service on low-achieving grade 7 and 8 mathematics students.(Report)
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- School Science and Mathematics
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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Previous research (e.g., Woodward & Baxter, 1997)found that Standards-based mathematics teaching provides marginal or no benefits for low achievers, in contrast with positive effects for middle and high ability students. A randomized quasi-experiment in 52 Canadian schools found that low achieving grade 7 and 8 students who received support consisting of placement on a learning continuum, instruction focused on their specific learning needs, and concrete materials to represent mathematical constructs, benefited from teaching that emphasized construction over transmission of knowledge. Treatment students showed small but statistically significant improvements over controls ...