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Explore Grover J. Whitehurst, Ph.D.'s research on mathematics education, including NAEP achievements, TIMSS proficiency, tracking strategies, structured peer feedback, and curriculum implementation for enhanced conceptual understanding of decimal fractions. Delve into the diverse teaching characteristics, alignment with NAEP, and state math reforms for improved 4th and 5th-grade math education.
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Research on Mathematics Education Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Ph.D. Director Institute of Education Sciences United States Department of Education
Declared Major 4-year colleges %
Decimal Fractions 509 > 7 .509 < .7
Decimal Fractions 0.509 ____________________ ? 0 1
Checks on Constructivism • Many routes to understanding • Limits on working memory • Inefficiency of discovery • Role of work in learning
5th Grade Math: Tennessee Teacher Effectiveness for 3 Years
5th Grade Math: Dallas Teacher Effectiveness for 3 Years
Characteristics of teachers • General knowledge and ability • Experience
Characteristics of teachers • Pre-service • Certification, degrees, and coursework • Professional development • Duration/intensity • Content knowledge focus • Coherence • Form • Coaching • Learning communities • Didactic
Characteristics of teachers • The learned professional • The skilled professional • Workforce realities • Out of field teaching • Twice as high in poverty schools • Lower general cognitive skills • Turnover (15.2% per year in high poverty schools – higher for math and science)
NAEP 4th Grade Math Gains: 1992 to 2000
Elements of State Math Reforms • State-wide standards • Linked state-wide assessments • Accountability for results