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Direct linkMiles, Richard – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2020
A key motivational tactic in undergraduate mathematics teaching is to launch topics with fundamental questions that originate from surprising or remarkable phenomena. Nonetheless, constructing a sequence of tasks that promotes students' own routes to resolving such questions is challenging. This note aims to address this challenge in two ways.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedOlson, A. T.; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1987
Provided is an analysis of Turtle Geometry using van Hiele levels of development and understanding. The author also relates a language use framework, suggested by the work of Fry (1982), to the language activities of Turtle Geometry. Research supporting the analysis is discussed. (RH)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Language Usage
