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Shannon, Kathleen M.; Curtin, Elizabeth – Primus, 1992
Presents an alternate form of assignment, called "Special Problems," that incorporates writing in journals into the mathematics classroom. The method requires students to provide process narratives to accompany selected homework exercises. Allows the teacher to monitor the student's thought processes and development. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Discovery Processes, Higher Education
Weaver, Laura H. – 1985
Focusing on how expert writers in various disciplines convey complex ideas, this paper shows how the techniques used by the mathematician, Clark Kimberling, in various writings can (1) be transferred to other disciplines, (2) show learning taking place, and (3) provide models for students to re-enact learning in all subject areas. The paper…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Writing, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
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Buschman, Larry – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Describes an activity that demonstrates a teaching-learning model in which students ask yes or no questions to determine an unknown number on a number line. Provides a sequence of five steps to carry out the activity and suggestions for extending and expanding the activity for different grade levels. (MDH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Discovery Processes, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education
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Schwartz, James E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Describes the use and rationale of "Silent Teaching," a teaching technique in which the teacher remains silent as students generate and evaluate hypotheses while trying to understand an as-yet undiscovered concept. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation