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Maffia, Andrea; Sabena, Cristina – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2020
Literature has already shown that gestures play a relevant role in classroom interactions between students and teacher. We integrate the perspective of Theory of Semiotic Mediation with the notion of Semiotic Bundle to illustrate how gestures can be used as "pivot signs" in semiotic chains. This means that gestures can be performed by…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Methods, Nonverbal Communication, Mathematical Concepts
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Mamolo, Ami – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2017
This story is a playful retelling of ideas related to infinity. Presented as a historical fiction, the story reflects the thinking of research participants who addressed the ping pong ball conundrum, and where indicated, the individuals who contributed to modern formal understandings of infinity. This story offers a way of engaging with questions,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Context Effect, Concept Formation
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Bussi, Maria G. Bartolini; Boni, Mara – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2003
Instruments have been used for centuries in mathematical experience and in the teaching tradition as well. One example is cultural instruments inherited from tradition (e.g., rulers, abaci, compasses, curve-drawing devices) that have followed or anticipated the theoretical development of mathematics. In this article, the authors analyze two cases…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Semiotics, Teaching Methods
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Brodie, Karin – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2000
Describes a study which took place in a grade 9 classroom that consisted of five groups with 3-5 pupils in a group. Pupils were required to calculate the areas of a number of shapes on a geoboard. Concludes that a teacher working with pupils in small groups brings new challenges for mathematics teachers. (Contains 11 references.) (ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Manipulative Materials