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Klein, David – American School Board Journal, 2000
The author and many illustrious co-signers sent an open letter to the U.S. Department of Education protesting a report designating 10 "exemplary" or "promising" math programs. The programs over-emphasize data analysis and statistics, de-emphasize arithmetic and algebra, and advocate early calculator use, which can undermine…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Funkhouser, Charles – 1990
The major perspectives on problem solving of the twentieth century are reviewed--associationism, Gestalt psychology, and cognitive science. The results of the review on teaching problem solving and the uses of computers to teach problem solving are included. Four major issues related to the teaching of problem solving are discussed: (1)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Structures, Computation
