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What Can Mathematics Educators Learn from Second-Language Instruction? The Beginning of a Conversation between Two Fields.

Borasi, Raffaella; Agor, Barbara – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1990

Recent contributions from theory, research, and practice in second-language instruction are discussed in relation to mathematics education. Three methods of teaching and learning second languages are described--"Delayed Oral Production," the "Silent Way," and the "Counseling Learning/Community Language Learning." (KR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style

Inconsistencies in Preservice Elementary Teachers' Beliefs about Multiplication and Division.

Tirosh, Dina; Graeber, Anna O. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1990

Discussed are preservice elementary teachers' misconceptions and inconsistent beliefs about multiplication and division with decimals. Sources of inconsistencies and recommendations for overcoming inconsistencies are included. (KR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures