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Wubbels, Theo; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1997
Describes a preservice program to prepare teachers for a curriculum based on the realistic approach. The program appeared successful in changing student teachers' views of mathematics education towards this more inquiry-oriented approach and in promoting effective teacher behavior in classrooms. Only a small number of teachers recognized the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Dubinsky, Ed; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1994
Describes observations, written samples, and interviews of (n=24) high school teachers learning concepts of group, subgroup, coset, normality, and quotient group in an Abstract Algebra course. General observations are made about the role of errors and misconceptions in light of an action-process-schema framework. (32 references) (MKR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Interviews
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Simon, Martin A. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1994
Presents a framework used in shaping two major mathematics teacher education research and development projects, built on a framework for mathematics learning derived from a social constructivist view of learning and incorporating aspects of French didactical theory. Describes interconnections between different domains of teacher knowledge.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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Freudenthal, Hans – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1993
Based on the premise that body experiences interfere inconveniently with scientific ideas in mechanics instruction. Suggests that learning processes start with body experiences and, with guidance, transform them into something scientific. Discusses this process for the static and kinetic aspects of force and for measurement. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Epistemology, Force