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Kohrman, Darlene Esther – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Definitions and definitional reasoning are central to the learning of mathematics and to the teaching of mathematical content. Definitions are more than sentences that merely describe a memorized concept. According to Berger (2005), examining how individuals make personal meaning of a mathematical object or an idea is basis for how students learn…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills
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Funkhouse, Charles – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Inservice teachers (n=180) participating in seven mathematical problem-solving workshops were asked to define problem solving. An item analysis of the written responses indicated that 67% of the responses were conceptually or terminologically vague. Precise definitions fell into three categories: strategy-based (12%), skills-based (9%), and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Structures, Definitions, Elementary School Teachers