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Fehr, Howard F. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2007
This article explores the thinking behind students' thinking. (Contains 2 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Problem Solving, Learning, Cognitive Development
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Lynch, Diane – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1997
Describes the results of a classroom trial activity to encourage communication in mathematics. Students were asked to write a short story or a joke or to create a cartoon about an aspect of mathematics, which was in this case isolating the variable or property of negative 1. The activity revealed creativity and allowed the teacher to determine how…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Communication Skills, Content Area Writing, Creative Writing