This review considers research related to mathematics education and cooperative learning,
and it discusses how teachers might assist students in cooperative groups to provide …

This article suggests that productive disciplinary engagement can be fostered by designing
learning environments that support (a) problematizing subject matter,(b) giving students …

Classroom teachers are finding the implementation of constructivist instruction far more
difficult than the reform community acknowledges. This article presents a theoretical analysis …

In this article, I address the need for a more clearly articulated research agenda around
equity issues by proposing a working definition of equity and a focal point for research. More …

In this paper we develop an analytical framework we refer to as “Becoming an Engineer” that
focuses upon changes occurring over time as students traverse their undergraduate …

A modeling approach to the teaching and learning of mathematics shifts the focus of the
learning activity from finding a solution to a particular problem to creating a system of …

Our goal is to provide an overview of important aspects of human learning that are
particularly relevant to educators. Doing so represents an exciting but difficult challenge …

This paper examines 6th grade children's local conceptual development and
mathematization processes as they worked a comprehensive mathematical modeling …

The focal episode of the chapter follows a group of three high-school students namely
Lauryn, Natalie, and Tahir completing a large-scale geometry task outdoors on a university …

Multiracial youth activism groups, based in working class and poor neighborhoods, seek to
improve social conditions by organizing grassroots campaigns. Campaigns such as these …