Taking Teaching and Learning Seriously

First grade is a tough year, especially when it comes to learning addition facts.  Many students struggle with their addition facts, and teachers are constantly looking for ways to effectively teach their students strategies for answering addition facts.  This research study was conducted at an elementary school in a first-grade classroom over an 8 week [...]

Exploring the use of the Montessori Math Program in conjunction with Math Expressions. montessori_math

There has not been much research proving that computers help students recall basic math facts at an elementary school level. The purpose of this action research study was to see if practicing basic math facts on the computer would improve student’s ability to recall basic math facts. Students were split in to two groups: Group [...]

In this study, selected students from an all male, fifth grade, math classroom participated in an eight week research project.  The study focused on the perspectives and academic success of the male students in regards to being taught by themselves versus a mixed-gender classroom.  After analyzing student surveys, teacher observations, student interviews, and weekly quiz [...]

Would effective journal writing foster not only a better understanding of concepts in math but also a greater love of the subject? These were the questions which I hoped to have answered during my 12-week period of research. In order to determine initial attitudes about math, I administered an attitudinal survey to my accelerated math [...]