Date of Award

1-1-2011

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Education Theory and Practice

Program

Curriculum and Instruction

Content Description

1 online resource (vi, 111 pages) : PDF file, illustrations

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Vicky L Kouba

Committee Members

Robert Bangert Drowns, Zheng Yan

Keywords

Reciprocal Teaching, Mathematics, Word problems (Mathematics), Cognitive learning, Metacognition, Group work in education, Fifth grade (Education)

Subject Categories

Curriculum and Instruction | Science and Mathematics Education

Abstract

Reciprocal teaching, a social constructivist instruction method, was explored in this study on the mathematical word problem solving skills of fifth grade students in two elementary schools within a suburban school district in upstate New York. Eighty-five students in four intact classes participated in this mixed methods study.

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