Promoting Problem-Solving Skills in Middle School           Mathematics
{'Code': '11090000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'EDU', 'LongName': 'Directorate for STEM Education'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DRL', 'LongName': 'Division Of Research On Learning'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Patricia A. Ferguson', 'PO_EMAI': None, 'PO_PHON': None}
This project responds to increasing national concern about the                  low levels of participation and achievement of inquiry skills                   among women and non-Asian minorities in mathematics.  Activities                will include the design of an instructional approach that                       combines an inquiry-based mathematics curriculum with cooperative               small-group learning.  It will test the effects of the combined                 instructional approach on the mathematics achievement, attitudes,               and future plans of low-income Hispanic middle school students.                 The major focus will be on students' ability to solve problems in               mathematics and their participation in classroom problem-solving                activities.                                                                                                                                                     The project will be carried out in three phases: (1) the effects                of inquiry-based instruction on development of inquiry skills                   will be tested; (2) a cooperative learning component will added                 to the classroom activities; and (3) students will be trained to                increase their involvement and participation in classroom                       activities.                                                                                                                                                     The results of this project will be significant in a number of                  ways: it is the first attempt to design and systematically test                 combined inquiry-based and cooperative learning approaches to                   mathematics curriculum and instruction; it has the potential of                 creating more optimal learning opportunities for low                            socioeconomic Hispanic students; it has potential for improving                 the inquiry skills of all students; and the intervention                        strategies to be developed have potential for motivating students               to continue their education in mathematics and the sciences.
{'FirstName': 'Noreen', 'LastName': 'Webb', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Noreen Webb', 'EmailAddress': None, 'NSF_ID': '000093982', 'StartDate': '07/01/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'University of California-Los Angeles', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'ZipCode': '900244200', 'PhoneNumber': '3107940102', 'StreetAddress': '10889 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 700', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '36', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA36', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'RN64EPNH8JC6', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}
{'Name': None, 'CityName': None, 'StateCode': None, 'ZipCode': None, 'StreetAddress': None, 'CountryCode': None, 'CountryName': None, 'StateName': None, 'CountryFlag': None, 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': None, 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': '""'}
[{'Code': '7258', 'Text': 'RESEARCH IN TEACHING & LEARNIN'}, {'Code': '7355', 'Text': 'INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELP'}]
{'url': 'https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/download?DownloadFileName=1987&All=true', 'xml': '8751309.xml'}