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Peer reviewedDelaney, Kev – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1996
Discusses the use of investigations in primary mathematics through an analysis of a beginning teacher's writings about the topic. Presents ideas on how to encourage teachers to use this method of teaching. (MKR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedSfard, Anna – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1991
A personal experience is described concerning problem solving that incorporates the computer to help generate multiple examples of proposed conjectures as solutions. The positive potential of technology to allow students of mathematics to experience the process of discovering mathematics through conjecture and generalization is emphasized. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Discovery Learning, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedMason, John – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1980
The roles and uses of symbols in mathematical thinking are discussed. The thinking process is further subdivided into specialization, generalization, and reasoning. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedBauersfeld, Heinrich – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1992
Discusses "connectionism," an alternative learning model wherein meaning resides in the function of the whole state of a network, rather than being localizable in certain symbols or areas. Topics discussed include integration with other learning models; the culture of the mathematics classroom; and characteristics of alternative…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedHitchcock, Gavin – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1992
Explores the use of dialogue and dramatization to reconstruct the formation of mathematical concepts. An appendix provides the synopsis of a 6-scene play that portrays the rise of negative numbers over a period of 300 years. (MDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Creative Activities, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
