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MARY CAPRARO
Department: Teaching, Learning, and Culture
Office#: 421 Harrington Office Building
Mail Stop: 4232
Office Phone: (979) 845-8227
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Title: Assistant Professor
Primary Emphasis Area: Mathematics Education
Vita: View Document
Research Interests
Beliefs and Practices of Teachers
Comparisons of International Mathematics Education
International Comparisons of Mathematics Achievement and Teacher Preparation
Mathematical Representations
Middle School Mathematics
Editorial Positions

Assoc Editor (2005 - ). School Science and Mathematics

Publications*

1. Capraro, M. M., English, S., Fisseler, S., Matteson, S., Grimi, E., Kotara, D., & Rangel-Chavez, A. (2008, in press). Looking into middle school mathematics classrooms: Lessons learned from research (pp. 287-309). In G. Kulm (Ed.), Teacher knowledge and practice in middle grades mathematics. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense. *

2. Yetkiner, E., & Capraro, M. (in press). Middle school mathematics teachers’ knowledge for teaching fractions. RMLE Online. *

3. Helfeldt, J., Capraro, R. M., Capraro, M. M., Foster, E. S., & Carter, N. (2009) An urban schools-university partnership that prepares and retains quality teachers for "high need" schools, The Teacher Educator, 44 1-20.

4. Yetkiner, E., & Capraro, M. M. (2009). Middle school mathematics teachers’ knowledge for teaching fractions. Retrieved January 27,2009, from http://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/TeachingFractions/tabid/1866/Default.aspx *

5. Capraro, M. M. (2008). Interdisciplinary STEM project-based learning (p. 91-102). In R. M. Capraro & S. W. Slough (Eds.), Project-based learning: An integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) approach. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense.

6. Piccolo, D., Carter, T., Harbaugh, A., Capraro, M. M., & Capraro, R. M. (2008). Quality of instruction: Examining discourse in middle school mathematics instruction. Journal of Advanced Academics, 19, 376-410. *

7. Zientek, L. R., Capraro, M. M., & Capraro, R. M. (2008). Reporting practices in quantitative teacher education research: One look at the evidence cited in the AERA panel report. Educational Researcher, 34, 208-216. Diss

8. Li, X., Ding, M., Capraro, M. M., & Capraro, R. M. (2008). Sources of differences in children's understandings of mathematical equality: Comparative analysis of teacher guides and student texts in China and in the United States. Cognition and Instruction, 26, 195-217. *

9. Capraro, R. M., & Capraro, M. M. (2007). Pedagogy and curriculum: Antithetical constructs or a nexus in mathematics education? Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 4(1), 34-39.

10. Capraro, M. M., Ding, S., Matteson, S., Li, X., & Capraro, R. M. (2007). Representational implications for understanding equivalence. School Science and Mathematics Journal, 107, 86-88. *

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* Publication was joint-authored with students
Diss Publication was from a dissertation
ROS Publication was from a record of study

College of Education and Human Development Grants and Contracts (Current)

North Texas STEM Center.
TEA (State)
2009/09/01 - 2010/08/31
Total Funding: 400,000.

Professional Development - Hearne ISD.
Hearne ISD (State)
2009/08/01 - 2010/07/31
Total Funding: 21,000.

Professional Development - Waco High School.
Waco ISD (State)
2009/08/01 - 2010/07/31
Total Funding: 3,000.

Professional Development - Waco ISD.
Waco ISD (State)
2009/08/01 - 2010/07/31
Total Funding: 93,990.

Preparing Elementary Mathematics Specialists (PEMS) Through an Online Graduate Program ($5,000).
TAMU - CEHD - CPI (State)
2008/05/15 - 2010/05/14
Total Funding: 0.
Professional Leadership/Service (International/National)

(2004-2005). Membership Committee.  SSMA

(2004-2005). Conference Committee/Co-Chair.  SSMA

(2002-2005). Annual Meeting Propoal Reviewer.  AERA

(2002-2005). Annual Meeting Proposal Reviewer.  Research in Mathematics SIG

Awards

Regents Fellow. 

System's Regent's Initiative for Excellence in Edu. 

(2008). Montague Teaching Award.  College of Education and Human Development

(2006-2006). American Education Research Association.  Outstanding Reviewer

Courses Taught
Former Doctoral Students
Adam Harbaugh (Summer, 2005), Ph.D.
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