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Battista, Michael T.; And Others – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1989
Investigates the relationship between the strategies used by preservice elementary teachers in geometric problem solving and two primary mental abilities--spatial visualization and formal reasoning. Reports that the two abilities were related to problem-solving performance, and the strategies used were related to achievement in the geometry…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Formal Operations, Geometry, Higher Education
Buerk, Dorothy – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1996
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Mathematics, Metaphors
John-Steiner, Vera – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1996
Discusses the transformation of women and mathematics and the papers contained in this special issue. Questions whether women are changed by mathematics or if mathematics can and is being changed by them. (MKR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Higher Education
Nunokawa, Kazuhiko – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1997
Analyzes the problem-solving process and presents the dominance of the conjecture or theoretical aspect as a subtle relation between the data and the conjecture. Argues that conjectures are not necessarily subordinate to the data but play active roles in mathematical problem solving. Discusses the meaning of this dominance in the context of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics
Brown, Dawn L.; Wheatley, Grayson H. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1997
Investigates students' use of imagery in their mathematical activities. Findings indicate that image forming is crucial in doing mathematics. A student who fails to construct an image in a problem-solving situation is severely limited in giving meaning to the situation. Contains 21 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Imagery, Learning Strategies
Brunner, Regina – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1996
Describes activities at MathConn, a mathematics awareness day for seventh- and eighth-grade girls and their teachers which uses all female panelists. (MKR)
Descriptors: Careers, Demonstration Programs, Females, Junior High School Students
Forgasz, Helen J.; Leder, Gilah C. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1996
Questionnaires given to (n=187) ninth-grade students about their beliefs on mathematics and language arts found that males and females hold different attitudes concerning themselves as learners of mathematics and English and about causal attributions for success and failure in these subjects. (MKR)
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
Marlow, Stacey E.; Marlow, Michael P. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1996
Describes the first of three phases of a program that brings middle school girls together with women professionals in mathematics- and science-related careers. Phase One consists of a Mathematics and Science Career Conference and Awareness Day for girls and their parents. (MKR)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Females, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
