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Peer reviewedMarkovits, Zvia; Hershkowitz, Rina – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1997
Investigates processes involved in visual estimation and processes of judgment in visual estimation situations involving proportional reasoning. Exposure to a unit in the Agam project, designed to enhance visual estimation capabilities, resulted in changes in the nine-year-old subjects' strategies, reflecting processes by which children overcome…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Evaluative Thinking
Direct linkDekker, Rijkje; Elshout-Mohr, Marianne – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2004
This article addresses the issue of helping students who work collaboratively on mathematical problems with the aim of raising the level of their mathematical understanding and competence. We investigated two kinds of teacher interventions aimed at helping students. The rationale of these interventions was based on a process model for interaction…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedWubbels, Theo; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1997
Describes a preservice program to prepare teachers for a curriculum based on the realistic approach. The program appeared successful in changing student teachers' views of mathematics education towards this more inquiry-oriented approach and in promoting effective teacher behavior in classrooms. Only a small number of teachers recognized the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Foreign Countries
