University Award given to study math teaching B\ Stephana- Holland f merald Reporter I w o l iii\ i-Isit\ professors have reieivcd i three visit grant ol S.H4IMI(lt) to study mon- Hlei tr\ i■ methods ot teaching inathematii s in kuulet garten and elementary si hoofs file I .S ( It tire of Spei i.il Is in. at ion and Hi hahililalion Services awarded the grant to Dung las ( amine, a teacher education professor, and I d haineemil. a teachei education assistant pro lessor. ( 'amine, projei t direelor said tln-reseanh is needed to improve the deficient math pertnr 'niiini e levels ot American students (ompaied to students in other i ounlnes 'One ol the big problems is ive do a lot ol things super!ii ia|]\ lie said I'nited States teai hers base their teai lung methods on a "spiral curriculum (.anline said With this type oi curriculum students are taught portions of a subject eai h ve.u rathei than learning everythin# at oiu e Teai hers progress to other subjects, even il all the students do not know the material. The theory behind this technique, ( amine said is that students who don’t i atch on to tr.u lions, for instance i an piactiie them again dm mg the next si bool \ear While this sounds good theoretically, (ini nine said, in praetiee this hinders students vvliit never cumpkttely understand a sublet! In runt 1 iiti.i 1 i\ putting nil their problems In hiture years I hr iiiiliuliw nir resetir< Ii w ii! ini hide .ilialy/ mg 1 nirent math 1 unit iihim materials .nut run dm ling workshops Im leathers .i<lniinistr<itnfs and public sc.hools Hie researchers will also cnntcii 1 textbook publishers and rnalli professors to lr\ to unple illent heller le.it iniig meliiods i heir researi fl will im us on kindergarten and grades I ll 1 amine s.mi research shows most I S sin denis are confident with their math skills al llioiigli then per for inn in e levels aie extremely pom Hie average student 111 Japan performs is well as the top five pen enf of ihe students in the I lilted States he said I he math edmationnl I ’ S students must he . hanged and i III pro vet I ('.inline has worked at the fhiiveisitv suit. 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