This practice guide provides five recommendations for improving students’ mathematical problem solving in grades 4 through 8. This guide is geared toward teachers, math coaches, other educators, and curriculum developers who want to improve the mathematical problem solving of students.
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Prepare problems and use them in whole-class instruction.
This practice guide was prepared for the WWC by Mathematica under contract ED-07-CO-0062.
The following research staff contributed to the guide:
Joshua Furgeson, and Robin Patfield.
These videos were prepared by WestEd under the Doing What Works Contract (ED-PEP-11-C-0068).
All videos are based on recommendations from the WWC practice guides and are designed to complement the guides.
John Woodward (Chair)
University of Puget Sound
Play an interview of Panel Chair, John Woodward: The Components of Problem Solving (5:47 minutes)
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This webinar explored how Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 through 8: A Practice Guide supports the professional development of mathematics teachers in grades 4–8.
This infographic provides examples from three practice guides about secondary school instruction in math that can be implemented for free or at a low cost in remote learning settings.
This infographic provides examples from three practice guides about elementary school instruction in math that can be implemented for free or at a low cost in remote learning settings.
This eight-page set of instructional tips translates practice guide recommendations into actionable approaches that educators can try in their classrooms.
This protocol guided the review of research that informed the recommendations contained in the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) practice guide Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 through 8, published in May 2012.
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