The Expert Mathematician: Middle School Mathematics Curriculum-Based Intervention to Improve Mathematics Achievement
Intervention Details
Subject
MathAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
N/AGrades
6, 7, 8Personnel
General Education Teacher
Intervention Summary
The Expert Mathematician is a mathematics curriculum that targets middle school mathematics achievement. To prepare to teach this curriculum, teachers work through each lesson ahead of their students, following developer-provided instructions. Teachers may introduce or review concepts at the outset of class or alternate direct instruction days with generative learning days. The curriculum encourages teachers to reinforce successes, gently correct mathematical interpretations of activities, and suggest investigations to extend learning. Teachers try to promote critical-thinking skills by prodding students to explain a concept, called the 30-second probe.
Grades
6, 7, 8Personnel
General Education TeacherStatistical Finding Summary
Potentially positive effect on mathematics achievement
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2006). The Expert Mathematician. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/35.
Data Sample by Population
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