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Author:

Smith, Margaret Schwan.

Title:

Improving instruction in rational numbers and proportionality / Margaret Schwan Smith, Edward A. Silver, Mary Kay Stein, with Melissa Boston, Marjorie A. Henningsen, and Amy F. Hillen.

Publisher:

Teachers College Press,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

140 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States.--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Silver, Edward A., 1948-
Stein, Mary Kay.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-133) and index.

Contents:

I: Using cases to enhance learning -- Using cases to learn -- Connecting fractions, decimals, and percents--the case of Randy Harris -- Introducing ratios and proportions--the case of Marie Hanson -- Comparing similar figures--The case of Marcia Green -- Exploring problems involving ratios and percents--the case of Janice Patterson -- II: Facilitating learning from cases -- Using cases to support learning about teaching -- Facilitating learning from the case of Randy Harris -- Facilitating learning from the case of Marie Hanson -- Facilitating learning from the case of Marcia Green -- Facilitating learning from the case of Janice Patterson.

Series:

Ways of knowing in science and mathematics series
Using cases to transform mathematics teaching and learning ; v. 1
Smith, Margaret Schwan. Using cases to transform mathematics teaching and learning ; v. 1.

ISBN:

9780807745298 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0807745294 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56033062

LCCN:

2004055390

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)