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Clements, M. A.; Del Campo, Gina – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1989
Investigates children's cognitive structures with respect to concepts one-half, one-quarter, and one-third as these apply to continuous circular and triangular regions. Examines the effect of an intervention program with 21 children in grades three through six. (YP)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Fractions, Geometric Concepts
Vinner, Shlomo; Kopelman, Evgeny – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1998
Discusses students' use of visual considerations in doing geometrical proofs. Studies ninth-grade students (n=17) in an academically-selective high school in Jerusalem. Concludes that only three out of 16 students who turned in their papers chose symmetry considerations when working on a proof. Contains 16 references. (ASK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geometry, Grade 9, High Schools
Lowenthal, Francis; Vandeputte, Christiane – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1989
Introduces an introductory module for analysis. Describes stock of basic functions and their graphs as part one and three methods as part two: transformations of simple graphs, the sum of stock functions, and upper and lower bounds. (YP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Equations (Mathematics), Foreign Countries, Functions (Mathematics)
Presmeg, Norma C. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1989
Deals with the issue of visualization as it is related to the learning of mathematics in multicultural classrooms. Discusses the importance and the role of visualization in multicultural classrooms. (YP)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Elementary School Mathematics, Ethnomathematics, Foreign Countries
