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A mathematical mindset approach to student learning Open
A mathematical mindset approach to student learning Jo Boaler, Nomellini and Olivier Professor in the Graduate School of Education (Mathematics) at Stanford University, explores a mathematical mindset approach to student learning. I am a P…
Teachers’ Mixed Implementation of Mindset Mathematics Practices During and After a Novel Approach to Teacher Learning Open
Supporting teachers to transfer their learnings from innovative professional development settings to the classroom is challenging. In this paper, we investigate a novel approach to teacher learning, in which teachers from seven US district…
Studying the Opportunities Provided by an Applied High School Mathematics Course: Explorations in Data Science Open
This article reports on a multi-method study of a high school course in data science, finding that students who take data science take more mathematics courses than those who do not, there are more under-represented students in data scienc…
Infusing Mindset through Mathematical Problem Solving and Collaboration: Studying the Impact of a Short College Intervention Open
After experiencing years of procedural teaching in K-12 mathematics classrooms, many students arrive at college with ideas about, and approaches towards, mathematics that are not helpful to their learning. Students’ prior experiences and m…
The Transformative Impact of a Mathematical Mindset Experience Taught at Scale Open
A wide range of evidence points to the need for students to have a growth mindset as they approach their learning, but recent critiques of mindset have highlighted the need to change teaching approaches, to transfuse mindset ideas througho…
What Would the Nautilus Say? Unleashing Creativity in Mathematics! Open
While the nautilus shell is often represented in popular culture as an example of a golden spiral, according to many mathematicians it is not. In this paper we examine multiple arguments for and against considering the nautilus as a “golde…
Achieving Elusive Teacher Change through Challenging Myths about Learning: A Blended Approach Open
The idea that success in mathematics is only available to those born as “mathematics people” has been challenged in recent years by neuroscience, showing that mathematics pathways develop in the brain through learning and practice. This pa…
Changing Students Minds and Achievement in Mathematics: The Impact of a Free Online Student Course Open
This study reports on the impact of a “massive, open, online course” (MOOC) designed to change students' ideas about mathematics and their own potential and improve their mathematics achievement. Many students hold damaging fixed mindsets,…