Thinking About Circles

  1. Syllabus
  2. Class Test
  3. Outcomes

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Research

  1. Design Problem
  2. Literature Review
  3. Work Models
  4. Design Patterns
  5. Design Experiments
  6. Lesson Ideas
  7. Montessori Computes
  8. Thinking About Circles

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Patterns and Design

Montessori

 

Outcomes

Questions 3-9 were multiple-choice questions.  Questions 3-6 were administered nationally to 8th graders in 1990 and 1992 as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).  Questions 4, 7, 8, and 9 were administered to 12th graders in 1990 and 1992 as part of the NAEP.

 

Comparative Scores

Test Question

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

CR Pretest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correct

31%

8%

15%

69%

31%

23%

31%

Incorrect

62%

54%

85%

23%

54%

54%

46%

Omitted Item

8%

38%

0%

8%

15%

31%

23%

8th Grade Scores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correct

32%

23%

33%

74%

-

-

-

Incorrect

67%

73%

66%

25%

-

-

-

Omitted Item

10%

4%

1%

1%

-

-

-

12th Grade Scores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correct

-

44%

-

-

70%

49%

79%

Incorrect

-

53%

-

-

29%

49%

20%

Omitted Item

-

3%

-

-

1%

2%

1%

CR Posttest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correct

46%

46%

31%

92%

46%

54%

77%

Incorrect

54%

23%

69%

8%

36%

46%

23%

Omitted Item

0%

31%

0%

0%

15%

0%

0%

 

Pretest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test Question

 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

 

Age

Grade

C

B

A

A

B

A

B

Correct

9:04

3

C

D

C

D

D

A

C

29%

9:05

3

B

A

C

D

C

A&C

B

14%

9:01

3

A

C

C

A

A

D

C

14%

8:11

3

A

A

C

A

E

D

C

14%

9:04

3

D

B

C

A

A

C

B

43%

9:06

3

A

E

A

B

14%

10:06

4

C

A

A

C

14%

10:01

3

D

A

A

A

B

A

B

71%

9:03

3

C

A

A

B

B

71%

9:05

3

A

E

C

A

D

14%

9:03

3

A

C

C

E

B

0%

8:07

3

C

C

A

B

A

A

57%

9:00

3

C

C

C

D

14%

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29%

 

Posttest

Test Question

 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

 

Age

Grade

C

B

A

A

B

A

B

Correct

9:05

3

C

B

C

A

C

C

D

43%

9:07

3

C

D

A

A

B

B

B

71%

9:02

3

A

C

A

A

C

29%

9:01

3

A

D

A

A

E

D

B

43%