Peter Steiner

The research team will explore how directed actions-body movements that learners are instructed to formulate-and pedagogical language relate to high-school students' geometric proof production, a pre-college education topic essential for promoting advanced mathematical reasoning and future studies and work in STEM fields. The specific research aims include exploring how simulated action (i.e., students' speech and gesture production) informs students' understandings of the proof process; whe...

A significant concern among education stakeholders is that many U.S. high schools fall short in preparing students for successful transitions to adult life. The Common Core State Standards were designed to address these concerns by defining the knowledge and skills students need to succeed in entry-level college coursework and workforce training. Many states and school districts are seeking strategies to help teachers teach in ways that align with the Common Core State Standards and subseq...

This training program prepared four researchers to conduct scientifically rigorous math education research.