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.
Pi 1 In Pi H In- bet nine the duct tor ot the n.i
tional Direct Instnu tion follow Ihnuigh Model
rt'seart h prujei t
Since 1'17‘i he has been the area ediiialiou
1 ooidiuator lot the miltllv haudii apped in the Di
vision ot Special Kdutation and Developmental
I fisalnlities
Kameenui earned his dontoril degree from
tile Hiliveisitv in I’tttO He worked as 1 researc Ii
assistant lor the federal government toe two wars
helore itiincng the* l ’niversitv in prut
Constitution Court hearing tonight
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Hilt AS1. Alhlll sites member
I,ytin Ri isriiti liter ilisagreeil
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excellent program. students
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si hoots to take a i lass
Rosenstrati'i said II sou want
to stud\ I mu h von shouldn t
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