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Using Mathematics and Statistics Education Research to Inform Classroom Practice


Using mathematics and statistics education research to inform classroom practice
By Ann Sitomer and Kelly Mercer, Portland CC
(a paper presented at the AMATYC 38th Annual Conference)
Reading a research paper
Abstract
      Read the abstract.
      The study may or may not have anything that addresses your question
      Do not worry about technical language if you think there is something of interest in the article
Introduction
      Read the introduction (or the first section of the paper)
      The big picture is typically laid out here
Background (or Theoretical Framework or Conceptual Framework or Literature Review)
      Skip this section for now
      Come back to this section if you think there may be something of interest
Methods
      Skip this section for now
      Come back to this section if you think there may be something of interest
Results (or Findings) and Discussion
      Read this section
      Typically includes examples of how students interacted with the mathematical activities used in the study or within a particular instructional intervention
Conclusion
      The conclusion typically addresses what supported student learning and what were the barriers to student learning
      There is often a discussion about implications for practice

Some sources of quality research
Mathematics Education
·         Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME)
·         Journal of Mathematical Behavior (JMB)
·         For the Learning of Mathematics
·         Mathematical Thinking and Learning
Statistics Education
·         Statistics Education Research Journal
·         Journal of Statistics Education (JSE)
·         Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME) 



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