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ENGAGE: Celebration of Research and Teaching Excellence
Part awards presentation, part community research fair, this exciting event showcases a range of community-focused collaborative research projects led or co-led by University of Alberta Faculty of Education professors.
Items in this Collection
- 3Elementary school
- 3Mathematics education
- 2Action research
- 2Elementary education
- 1Communications
- 1Curriculum
- 3McFeetors, Janelle
- 1Candler, Alexandra
- 1Edgar, Tarah
- 1Ireland, Kaitlyn
- 1Marynowski, Richelle
- 1McGarvey, Lynn
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2017-04-20
Ireland, Kaitlyn, Palfy, Kylie, McFeetors, Janelle
LEARNING THROUGH GAMES Students can develop a meaningful understanding of mathematical ideas through games before they move toward abstractions (Dienes, 1971). Ernest (1986) identified three educational uses of games: gain skill-based fluency, develop conceptual understanding, and refine problem...
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2017-04-20
Edgar, Tarah, McFeetors, Janelle, Shannon, Stephanie, Marynowski, Richelle, Candler, Alexandra
• Assessment’s purpose is primarily as evidence to improve future teaching and learning in math class. • Reform in classroom-based mathematics assessment has not followed pace with reforms in teaching and learning. • Categories of assessment as formative (assessment for and as learning) and...
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2017-04-20
McGarvey, Lynn, McFeetors, Janelle
Our research is based on the premise that the starting place for effective communication begins with understanding parent perceptions of mathematics teaching and learning today. In this study, we asked, What are parents’ experiences with and perceptions of curriculum change? What is the nature of...