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Download full textLeBlanc, Mark D. – 1994
Relating natural language to mathematical language is an important component of elementary mathematics education. This paper describes new steps toward a computerized database of addition and subtraction word problems that could provide teachers and students with access to critical natural language terms and expressions for mathematical…
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Computer Simulation, Databases
Esty, Warren W.; Teppo, Anne R. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1994
Describes a general education course addressing the linguistic and logical aspects of the language of mathematics which is intended to develop students' abilities to read mathematics, express mathematical thoughts clearly, reason logically, and grasp the nature of proof. Students improved their algebraic procedural skills and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Logical Thinking
