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Peer reviewedFrid, Sandra – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Presents a mathematics learning cycle that can be use in teaching mathematics and gives two examples of how this learning cycle can be utilized in mathematics classrooms. (ASK)
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedThornton, Steve – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Discusses students' progress through distinct levels in the development of their thinking as described by van Hiele levels. Focuses on the quadrilaterals and suggests some level 3 tasks and construction problems. (ASK)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Geometry, High Schools, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedMistretta, Regina; Porzio, Joseph A. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Presents activities to incorporate Polya's four-step problem-solving process. (KHR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Processes, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedMoyer, Patricia S.; Hsia, Wei Shen – Mathematics Teacher, 2001
Describes an investigation of polygons and their properties in which students apply very basic understandings of geometric properties. (KHR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Geometry, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedSchifter, Deborah – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Contributes to the emerging picture of children's development of understanding in geometry and the kinds of teaching that can support it. Describes how teachers can use episode writing to capture student thinking and make instructional decisions. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Peer reviewedHannibal, Mary Anne – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Presents research findings and suggestions on how children learn to categorize shapes. Discusses specific ways to present developmentally appropriate activities designed to enhance children's understanding of basic shapes. Contains 12 references. (ASK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
