Bethany Rittle-Johnson
Associated IES Content
report
Research Report
Synthesis of IES-Funded Research on Mathematics: 2002–2013
Proficiency in mathematics is critical to academic, economic, and life success. Greater mathematics knowledge is related to college completion, higher earnings, and better health decisions (Adelman 2006).
Jul 01, 2016
Grant
Exploring the Roles of Pattern and Spatial Skills in Early Mathematics Development
The purpose of this research is to explore how two important but often overlooked skills-pattern and spatial skills-uniquely contribute to prekindergarten students' early mathematics development. Pattern skills include identifying, extending, and describing predictable sequences in objects or numbers. Spatial skills include spatial visualization (i.e., the ability to imagine and mentally transform spatial information) and visual-spatial working memory (i.e., the ability to hold the locations...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A160132
FY2015
FY2015 Basic Processes Peer Review Panel
FY2014
FY2014 Basic Processes Peer Review Panel
FY2013
FY2013 Single-Session Peer Review Panel
FY2012
FY2012 Basic Processes Peer Review Panel
FY2011 IES Peer Reviewers
FY2011 IES Research Peer Review Panel
FY2010 IES Peer Reviewers
FY2010 IES Research Peer Review Panel
Grant
Using Contrasting Examples to Support Procedural Flexibility and Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics
In this project, researchers proposed to develop and evaluate an instructional approach that uses contrasting examples in order to foster flexible mathematical problem solving. Flexible problem solving requires that students integrate the procedural knowledge that they have gained of specific actions for solving problems with conceptual knowledge of general mathematical principles. The instructional approach asks students to compare solution procedures in the context both of algebra problem ...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305H050005
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