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After-School Elementary School Mathematics Club: Enhancing Achievement and Encouraging Future Teachers

September 1, 2011 | Public Programs

The article discusses the outcomes of the Mathematics Improvement That Ensures Excellence (MITEE), an after-school mathematics tutoring program in the U.S. which aims at improving the mathematics conceptual understanding and level of procedural skills of second and fifth graders and encouraging ninth graders to pursue teaching careers. It offers an overview of the inception of the program through the collaborative effort between an urban school district and a midwestern university, along with teacher education students and community volunteers, and describes the different participants and activities in the program. It is noted that the academic objectives of the program are successfully met.

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  • Helene Herman
    Author
    University of Missouri, St. Louis
  • Susan Catapano
    Author
    University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  • Citation

    ISSN : 0196-5042
    Publication Name: Educational Research Quarterly
    Volume: 35
    Number: 1
    Page Number: 3
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Mathematics
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs

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