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Swidan, Osama; Cusi, Annalisa; Robutti, Ornella; Arzarello, Ferdinando – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2023
This paper introduces a model built upon the Method of Varying Inquiry, offering a didactical approach to problem posing and solving activities that stimulates inquiry-based learning in mathematics classrooms. The model combines the inquiry-based framework with the variation theory and with specific didactical and theoretical elements (the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Inquiry, Active Learning
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Easley, Jack – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1980
Mathematics education is viewed as a process imbedded in social interaction. Alternatives to seven widely recognized modeling perspectives that provide conceptual foundations for mathematics learning are discussed. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education
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Lorenz, Jens Holger – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1980
A general model of teacher-student interaction is expanded specifically to mathematics. Mathematics appears to lead to idiosyncratic forms of language and communication in the classroom. (MP)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Educational Research, Interaction, Learning Theories
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Bauersfeld, 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