A Focus on Ratios and Proportions: Bringing Mathematics Education Research to the Classroom - Paperback

by Marjorie M. Petit (Author), Robert E. Laird (Author), Matthew F. Wyneken (Author)

This book makes math education research on ratios & proportions readily accessible to pre-and in-service teachers of grades 6-8. Using extensive samples of student work and based on research gathered in the OGAP, this easy-to-use book demonstrates how students develop understanding and fluency involving ratio & proportion.

Author Biography

Marjorie M. Petit is an educational consultant in mathematics instruction and assessment and a co-director of OGAPMath LLC.

Robert E. Laird is Co-Director of Teaching, Learning and Research with the Vermont Mathematics Initiative (VMI), a co-director of OGAPMath LLC, and a member of the OGAP National Professional Development Team.

Matthew F. Wyneken is an associate professor of mathematics education at the University of Michigan-Flint.

Frances R. Huntoon is an educational consultant in mathematics instruction and a member of the OGAP National Professional Development Team.

Mary D. Abele-Austin is a middle school math coach and a member of the OGAP National Professional Development Team.

Jean D. Sequeira is a middle school math interventionist and a member of the OGAP National Professional Development Team.