Bridging Art Museums and Middle School Math Classrooms

Year: 2009 Authors: Benjamin Wells; Philip Wagner

Core claim

Art-museum-based encounters can strengthen middle school students’ interest in mathematics and improve performance on difficult standardized test concepts.

Topics

museum-based math education, middle school curriculum, student motivation, standardized testing

Domains

geometry, polyhedra, pattern recognition, middle school standards, art museums, museum education, architectural components, visual culture

Methods

museum encounters, art-image analysis, teacher collaboration, curriculum enhancement

Media

de Young Museum artworks, architectural elements, Switch-Pitch toy, PowerPoint images

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