Math Journal for Test Prep

This paper deals with the benefits of using math journals as a way to help students better understand secondary math concepts. I used this a few years ago in a ninth grade Algebra class. It worked pretty well. Students that were better with words than they were with numbers seemed to develop a personal method of understanding. Students were able to write down feelings, and pitfalls when confronted with a new topic. They were able to use past experiences to guide their present endeavours. The link is http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/2b/5e/76.pdf I got this from ERIC.ed.gov . The paper number is ED497396.