Rational Numbers

An Integration of Research

By: Thomas P. Carpenter (Editor), Elizabeth Fennema (Editor), Thomas A. Romberg (Editor)

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Paperback | 18 December 2015 | Edition Number 1

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Until recently there had been relatively little integration of programs of research on teaching, learning, curriculum, and assessment. However, in the last few years it has become increasingly apparent that a more unified program of research is needed to acquire an understanding of teaching and learning in schools that will inform curriculum development and assessment. The chapters in this volume represent a first step toward an integration of research paradigms in one clearly specified mathematical domain.

Integrating a number of different research perspectives is a complex task, and ways must be found to reduce the complexity without sacrificing the integration. The research discussed in this volume is tied together because it deals with a common content strand. During the last ten years specific content domains have served as focal points for research on the development of mathematical concepts in children. The areas of addition and subtraction, algebra, rational numbers, and geometry are notable examples. Whether a similar organizational structure will prevail for programs of research that integrate the study of teaching, learning, curriculum, and assessment is an open question. The perspectives presented in this volume illustrate the potential for adopting this perspective.

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"...the chosen references exemplify the points well....[the volume] draws on relevant studies but stays focused on the goal of identifying and integrating issues...goes beyond the content, learning, and instruction focus found in earlier works....Mathematics educators...would certainly find this volume relevant. It would also interest researchers engaged in the careful study of teaching and learning within instructional settings....It is precisely in smoothing some of the sharp edges separating rational number issues in teaching, learning, assessment, and content that Rational Numbers: An Integration of Research makes its contribution."
-Contemporay Psychology

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