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Peer reviewedHazzan, Orit; Leron, Uri – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1996
Explores (n=113) computer science majors' understanding of Lagrange's Theorem (the order of a subgroup divides the order of a finite group), its converse, and its applications. (SW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions
Peer reviewedNesher, Pearla – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1997
Raises a number of questions about knowledge generation from mathematics education and the nature of pedagogical information in the field. Considers two main activities within the realm of mathematics education: (1) pursuing investigations to improve instruction and (2) redefining the boundaries of mathematics as a subject. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBalacheff, Nicolas – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990
Discussed are the recognition and the relevance, in terms of teacher/student awareness and subsequent effective teacher treatment techniques, of cognitive disequilibrium as experienced by the student, when such disequilibrium is provoked by mathematical contradictions and/or counterexamples, within the classroom paradigm of constructivism. (JJK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Developmental Psychology
