Attitude Adjustments

Autor/inn/en	Clarkson, Lesa M. Covington; Fawcett, Gay; Shannon-Smith, Elaine; Goldman, Nancy T.
Titel	Attitude Adjustments
Quelle	In: Educational Leadership, 65 (2007) 3, S.72-76 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1784
Schlagwörter	Relevance (Education); Mathematics Achievement; Mathematical Concepts; Teacher Improvement; Mathematics Teachers; Graduate Study; Graphing Calculators; Grade 6; School Community Relationship; African American Students; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Activities; Learning Activities; Methods Courses; Self Esteem; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Relevance; Relevanz; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Grafischer Taschenrechner; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Lernaktivität; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit
Abstract	Students, parents, and sometimes even teachers often believe that complex mathematics is too difficult for certain learners. But the programs described in this article demonstrate that anyone can learn, understand, and use complex math. Lesa M. Covington-Clarkson boosted the confidence of black 6th graders by teaching them to use graphing calculators. By exposing them to a complex tool often reserved for high school students, she hoped to encourage them to see higher mathematics as an option for future study. Gay Fawcett and Elaine Shannon-Smith tell of a partnership between schools and community organizations to bring math-related activities to the wider community. When students and parents visited the zoo, the ball park, and other sites, they received cards or handouts with fun activities that reinforced concepts in the Ohio Mathematics Benchmarks. Realizing that the students in her mathematics pedagogy class did not understand the meaning behind various mathematics procedures, Nancy T. Goldman engaged these teachers in training in activities designed to make math more meaningful. Her students would then be better prepared to help their students develop deeper mathematics understanding. (Contains 3 endnotes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10