This volume seeks to provide evidence for the effectiveness of traditional and progressive teaching methods in school mathematics. It reports upon case studies of two schools which taught mathematics in totally different ways. Three hundred students were followed over three years and the interviews that are reproduced in the text provide an insight into what it meant to be a student in the classrooms of the two schools. The different school approaches are compared and analyzed using student interviews, lesson observations, questionnaires given to students and staff and a range of different assessments, including GCSE examiniations.
Language
English
Pages
163
Format
Paperback
Release
October 01, 1997
ISBN 13
9780335199624
Experiencing School Mathematics: Teaching Styles, Sex, And Setting
This volume seeks to provide evidence for the effectiveness of traditional and progressive teaching methods in school mathematics. It reports upon case studies of two schools which taught mathematics in totally different ways. Three hundred students were followed over three years and the interviews that are reproduced in the text provide an insight into what it meant to be a student in the classrooms of the two schools. The different school approaches are compared and analyzed using student interviews, lesson observations, questionnaires given to students and staff and a range of different assessments, including GCSE examiniations.