Educational Research and Professional Learning in Changing Times

Section 1. Background and the Marble Project

1. Introduction
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

2. Methodology
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

3. Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

4. Student Attitude
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

5. Student Performance
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

6. Teachers' Perspectives on the Marble Project
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

Section 2. Case Studies

7. Case Study 1: A Framework for Numeracy: Working Collaboratively
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

8. Case Study 2: An Inquiry Approach to Developing Mathematical Thinking and Communication
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

9. Case Study 3: Algebraic Representations of Proportional Relationships
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

10. Case Study 4: Beginning Inference In Year 7
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

11. Case Study 5: Enrichment Problem Solving for High Ability Middle School Students
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

12. Case Study 6: Decimal Division: Student Responses to "3 ÷ 0.5"
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

13. Case Study 7: Positive Experiences with Negative Numbers
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

14. Case Study 8: Placing Fractions on a Number Line
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

Section 3. Writing for Teachers

15. Proportional Reasoning in Middle School Mathematics
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

16. Developing Proportional Reasoning with Ratios
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

17. Estimating Tree Heights For Primary School
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

18. Estimating Tree Heights For Middle School
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

19. Beginning Inference in A Measurement Context
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

20. Exploring Variation in A Manufacturing Context
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

21. An Inquiry About Pi as A Ratio
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

22. Measurement and Science
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

Section 4. Reflections

23. Reflections
Jane Watson, Kim Beswick, Natalie Brown

Keywords: Education, Education (general)