tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post7007979821602009946..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: "These 19 curricular projects have essentially been experiments."Catherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-87024070976381509982007-04-30T11:55:00.000-07:002007-04-30T11:55:00.000-07:00" Instructivist said (...) So what does that me..." Instructivist said (...)<BR/> So what does that mean? That all the "research shows" cited to show that voodoo math is wonderful and the way to go is a hoax?"<BR/><BR/> February 16, 2007 2:48 PM<BR/>Catherine Johnson said...<BR/><BR/> "yup<BR/><BR/> that's what it means<BR/><BR/> this book was published in 2004"<BR/><BR/> February 16, 2007 4:17 PM <BR/><BR/>No, it doesn't mean it's a "hoax". You let your bias lead you too often. Your divisive mindset will not lead to productive discussion and progress. Very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-74371431568757122992007-03-31T20:11:00.000-07:002007-03-31T20:11:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127525865805922857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-80804875461482121952007-02-20T16:20:00.000-08:002007-02-20T16:20:00.000-08:00Hmm. Interesting the spin people are putting on th...Hmm. Interesting the spin people are putting on this. In plain English (including words in the actual quotations from the report): "we would rather stress that this examination is a sign of the success of these programs to engage a country in a scholarly debate on the question of curricular effectiveness and the essential underlying question, What is most important for our youth to learn in their studies in mathematics? To summarily blame national decline on a set of curricula whose use has a limited market share lacks credibility." And yet, that's exactly what you folks and others are doing. Is that supported by the report? Not in the least.Michael Paul Goldenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204277616103777547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-80427596858925835122007-02-17T05:35:00.000-08:002007-02-17T05:35:00.000-08:00This is definitely going in my arsenal for when I ...<I>This is definitely going in my arsenal for when I need to refute the “research based” argument my school puts out!</I><BR/><BR/>I always have it handy; yesterday I realized I hadn't posted it to ktm 2.<BR/><BR/>The great thing about Blogger is that you can find things incredibly quickly using the tags in the sidebar.<BR/><BR/>The search engine is good, too.<BR/><BR/>Any time you want to find this quote you can click on "Catherine," "constructivist math," or "education research."<BR/><BR/>I think I'll also put it under the tags for TERC, EM, and Trailblazers.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-38745788945967072212007-02-17T04:07:00.000-08:002007-02-17T04:07:00.000-08:00This is definitely going in my arsenal for when I ...This is definitely going in my arsenal for when I need to refute the “research based” argument my school puts out!<BR/><BR/><BR/>“Here’s a photo of some of my students/guinea pigs”:<BR/><BR/>http://www.meerschweinchen.de/cavia/hollanders_red.jpg <BR/><BR/>“Aren’t they cute!”Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015376722906862434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-54245761977818976772007-02-17T03:51:00.000-08:002007-02-17T03:51:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015376722906862434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-67307749329633453242007-02-16T16:19:00.000-08:002007-02-16T16:19:00.000-08:00We have research showing that Direct Instruction w...We have research showing that Direct Instruction works <I>generally</I>, across many subjects.<BR/><BR/>We have research in cognitive science establishing the principles and mechanisms of learning and cognition.<BR/><BR/>We do not have research showing us specifically how math should be taught to students.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-91135399278710339132007-02-16T16:18:00.000-08:002007-02-16T16:18:00.000-08:00Where math instruction is concerned research shows...Where math instruction is concerned research shows damn little.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-76079780212651578412007-02-16T16:17:00.000-08:002007-02-16T16:17:00.000-08:00yupthat's what it meansthis book was published in ...yup<BR/><BR/>that's what it means<BR/><BR/>this book was published in 2004Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-23304411543741139952007-02-16T14:48:00.000-08:002007-02-16T14:48:00.000-08:00The corpus of evaluation studies as a whole across...<I>The corpus of evaluation studies as a whole across the 19 programs studied does not permit one to determine the effectiveness of individual programs with high degree of certainty, due to the restricted number of studies for any particular curriculum, limitations in the array of methods used, and the uneven quality of the studies.</I><BR/><BR/>So what does that mean? That all the "research shows" cited to show that voodoo math is wonderful and the way to go is a hoax?Instructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652458042291988959noreply@blogger.com