The Value of the Math Circle for Gifted Middle School Students

Autor/inn/en	Burns, Barbara; Henry, Julie; McCarthy, Dianne; Tripp, Jennifer
Titel	The Value of the Math Circle for Gifted Middle School Students
Quelle	In: Gifted Child Today, 40 (2017) 4, S.198-204 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1076-2175
DOI	10.1177/1076217517723677
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Academically Gifted; Secondary School Mathematics; Problem Solving; Inquiry; Communities of Practice; Mathematics Instruction; Student Attitudes; Parent Participation; Qualitative Research; Learner Engagement; Questionnaires; Interviews; Educational Attitudes; Data Analysis; New York (Buffalo) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Problemlösen; Community; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Elternmitwirkung; Qualitative Forschung; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Auswertung
Abstract	Math Circles are designed to allow students to explore mathematics using a problem-solving/inquiry approach. Many of the students attending our Math Circle are mathematically talented and curious. This study examines the perspectives of the students and their families in determining why students attend Math Circle, what they enjoy about Math Circle, and what they perceive as differences in Math Circle from their classroom mathematics instruction. Findings indicate that students and parents feel that our Math Circle offers more challenging work than students are finding in their regular classroom and that the Math Circle provides a scholarly camaraderie among participants. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01