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Peer reviewedCooper, Martin – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1992
Examines the abilities of high school students (n=394) to reflect aspects of 36 cubes that were depicted in 2-dimensional perspective as upright and transparent. The reflections of points, edges, or corners was established through two-sided mirrors variously positioned within each cube. Analysis of the response errors reveals a tendency toward…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Education
Movshovitz-Hadar, N.; And Others – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1986
A collection of student distortions, represented by student-invented variations of theorems, are presented. They were drawn from examination papers of 17-year-old students in Israel. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Error Patterns
Download full textSuydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1984
This issue contains abstracts and critical comments on 11 articles, plus an editorial comment entitled "A Teacher Shortage?". Studies included concern solution processes on addition and subtraction examples; numerical rule induction; individual differences in performance on manipulative, pictorial, and symbolic tasks; the effect of a…
Descriptors: Algebra, Area, Calculators, Cognitive Processes
