A widely recognized concern in elementary school mathematics education is that teachers' understanding of the mathematical curricular content generally appears quite fragmented, sparsely connected, and procedurally oriented. This pilot study applies methods of educational neuroscience to investigate and improve preservice teachers' learning and…

Aims to help children understand difficult concepts according to their own particular learning styles and to keep students learning while maintaining their interest in and excitement about mathematics. Presents everyday mathematics games for students at every ability level to practice important mathematical skills. (ASK)

Explores how to use Gardner's Multiple Intelligence theory to help students' master multiplication. Focuses on helping children use their different intelligence strength to attain conceptual understanding of multiplication, develop their own thinking strategies for harder facts, and build mastery through practice and problem solving. (KHR)

Discusses duality between process and concept in mathematics, ambiguity of symbolic notation, and flexibility in thought processes of successful students. Content analysis and empirical evidence suggest a qualitatively different kind of mathematical thought in more able compared to less able elementary students (n=72) in arithmetic. (Contains 42…

This paper discusses a study that explored the mental models of fifth (n=35) and sixth (n=49) graders attending two urban public elementary schools in South Korea in word problem solving. Two levels of mental models (problem model and mathematical model) constructed in the process of word problem solving were investigated. Coding categories for…