What practices and school structures create a sense of efficacy in secondary mathematics teachers in order to develop mathematical fluency in students?
In these days of better, faster, more, it is all about the numbers. Where are we ranked as a nation in mathematics prowess in regards to other economically developed countries? How many students are preparing to study science and other technical fields? What measures are being taken to focus teachers on these goals? The setting of this research was in progressive secondary mathematics classrooms focused on project-based learning with an emphasis on open-ended problems.