Math Ed Research

Signed Numbers: Colored Counters in a “Sea of Zeros”

• Algebra

Signed Numbers: Colored Counters in a “Sea of Zeros”

Maria Andersen 10 November 2011

The “colored counter” method is an old tried-and-true method for teaching the concept of adding signed numbers....

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NYT Opinionator Series about Math

• Algebra

NYT Opinionator Series about Math

Maria Andersen 13 April 2010

For a few months now, the NYT Opinionator Blog has been hosting a series of pieces that...

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Algebra is Weightlifting for the Brain

• Algebra

Algebra is Weightlifting for the Brain

Maria Andersen 29 March 2010

This was my presentation on Friday in Austin, Texas at the Developmental Education TeamUp Conference. The process...

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How can we measure Teaching and Learning in Math?

• Assessment

How can we measure Teaching and Learning in Math?

Maria Andersen 12 October 2009

Last week I prepared a new presentation for the MichMATYC conference based partially on the literature review...

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Mathematics Instructional Practices

• Math Ed Research

Mathematics Instructional Practices

Maria Andersen 1 May 2009

What follows are ten mathematics instructional practices (MIPs) are meant to capture the nuances of the majority...

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Trends in Reform Instructional Strategies for Math

• Calculators

Trends in Reform Instructional Strategies for Math

Maria Andersen 9 April 2009

I spent most of the day yesterday compiling data from the last four CBMS reports to get...

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Cognitive Psychology and Math Education

• Active Learning in Math

Cognitive Psychology and Math Education

Maria Andersen 7 April 2009

In the last three weeks I’ve read or skimmed about 2,000 pages of scholarly articles about math...

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Incremental Learning and Conceptual Development

• Math Ed Research

Incremental Learning and Conceptual Development

Maria Andersen 17 March 2009

  Today I came across this 2005 dissertation written by Elizabeth Kaczmarczyk: “The acquisition of intellectual expertise:...

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