School Science and Mathematics articles from November 2004

School Science and Mathematics archives from November 2004

Collegiate science and mathematics learning and teaching (Part 2).(Editorial)
November 1, 2004... Reform efforts in science and mathematics education have received much attention over the last few years. Although much of the reform activity has focused on K-12 levels of education, there has also been significant activity at the college...

The teacher's discourse moves: a framework for analyzing discourse in mathematics classrooms.
November 1, 2004... In this paper a framework is proposed for analyzing the deliberate actions taken by a teacher to participate in or influence the discourse in mathematics classrooms, and such actions are referred to as the teacher's discourse moves. This work...

Helping students come to grips with the meaning of division.
November 1, 2004... Many years ago, Arons pointed out the incomprehension science students exhibit of the basic mathematical operations multiplication and division and the need to address the problem in physics classes to assure student understanding of the...

Observation of reform teaching in undergraduate level mathematics and science courses.
November 1, 2004... This paper reports on initial results from an ongoing evaluation study of a National Science Foundation project to implement reform-oriented teaching practices in college science and mathematics courses. The purpose of this study was to...

Preparing K-8 preservice teachers in a content course for standards-based mathematics pedagogy.
November 1, 2004... Many K-8 preservice teachers have not experienced learning mathematics in a standards-based classroom. This article describes a mathematics content course designed to provide preservice teachers experiences in learning mathematics that will...

CameraScope: a tool for digital visualization for science and mathematics classrooms.(Technology Reviews)
November 1, 2004... The rapid increase of affordable, high quality digital still and video cameras and webcams offer educators a rich set of opportunities for helping science and mathematics students visualize elusive concepts. Students can use these tools to...

Problems.
November 1, 2004... This section of the Journal offers readers an opportunity to exchange interesting mathematical problems and solutions. Proposals are always welcomed. Please observe the following guidelines when submitting proposals or solutions: 1....

More Games of No Chance.(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Author Richard J. Nowakowski, Editor Cambridge University Press 40 West 20th Street New York, NY 10011 2002; 535 pages Hardback $55.00 Games of no chance, or combinatorial games, are those that involve no dice or...