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Issues in Mathematics Education with African American Students

To teach mathematics successfully to African Americans, there must be modification of what math is as a knowledge. Recently, a framework was composed which delineated four disparate dimensions of math as a type of knowledge and how assessment varies as a result of the definitions. Examines implications for African American education, African American experiences in school, and suggested teaching techniques. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Pennington, Harvey J.
• Date Published: Spr
• Journal/Secondary Title: Multicultural Education
• Number: 3
• Volume: 7
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Students
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: Cultural Differences
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Knowledge Level
• Subject: Mathematics Education
• Subject: Racial Differences
• Subject: Racial Factors
• Subject: Teaching Methods

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