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Direct linkWood, Marcy B. – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2010
Metaphors are a fundamental mechanism we use to make sense of our world. They structure our interpretations of and interactions with ideas, including mathematical ideas. Thus, the sense students make out of mathematical ideas depends upon the metaphor they use to structure their thinking. This paper examines the metaphors used in one fourth-grade…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Resistance (Psychology), Figurative Language, Grade 4
