Helping Students Who Struggle with Math and

Helping Students Who Struggle With Math and Science builds on the social nature of learning to provide useful suggestions for reaching reluctant learners. It is based on the assumption that instruction that focuses on students' interests and builds on collaborative and differentiated learning will allow students to move from believing they "can't do mathematics or science" to a feeling of genuine achievement and confidence.

Dennis Adams, Ph.D., is a Canadian educational consultant who has taught classes at McGill University in Montreal. He is the author of more than twelve books and one hundred journal articles on various educational topics Mary Hamm is a professor at San Francisco State University. Her specialties are science and mathematics

Preface	p. v
Helping Struggling Students Learn Math and Science	p. 1
Student Inquiry in Math and Science	p. 25
Collaborative Learning: The Advantages of Small Learning Groups	p. 51
Differentiated Instruction: Multiple Paths to Learning and Assessment	p. 77
Reaching Reluctant Math Students: Mathematical Reasoning and Collaborative Problem Solving	p. 99
Science for All Students: Collaborative Inquiry, Active Involvement, and Struggling Students	p. 127
Technology and Reluctant Learners: The Motivating and Collaborative Possibilities of Powerful Tools	p. 157
A Project-Based Approach: Projects, Thematic Units, Collaboration, and Struggling Students	p. 203
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Helping Students Who Struggle with Math and Science A Collaborative Approach for Elementary and Middle Schools

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