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Peer reviewedLeikin, Roza; Winicki-Landman, Greisy – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2000
Addresses the definitions of several mathematical concepts and the relationships between them based on a theoretical framework presented in the first part. Presents two examples of mathematical activities on equivalent and non-equivalent definitions constructed in the context of professional development workshops for mathematics teachers.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Education
Direct linkBerger, Margot – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2004
In this article and part 2, the author focuses on how an individual appropriates notions from the socially-sanctioned body of knowledge called mathematics. Specifically, the author is concerned with how students, to a greater or lesser extent, internalise mathematical ideas that exist in the social world (on the chalkboard, in textbooks, in the…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education
