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Mathematics as "Process"
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Morley, Arthur – Mathematics Teacher, 1973
The importance of teaching mathematics as a body of strategies and methods of inquiry is stressed; examples of situations which emphasize skills in classification, generalization, using symbols, and proof are given. (DT)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Instruction, Mathematics, Mathematics Education
Odd Pie Fights.
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Carmony, Lowell – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A situation is presented that is intended to lead to open-ended mathematical discussions that allow students to conjecture, discover, and prove mathematical statements. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematics
Generalizing Rolle's Theorem in Elementary Calculus
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Gentry, Rodney D. – Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Discovery Learning, Instruction
Discovery and Teaching a Body of Knowledge
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Brown, Stephen I. – Curriculum Theory Network, 1976
Using mathematics as an example, the nature of the confusion between "knowledge" and "coming to know" is elucidated. The range of curriculum choices available to structuralists once the distinction is clarified is larger, and teaching a body of knowledge and teaching by discovery are compatible. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Curriculum, Curriculum Research, Discovery Learning
Mathematics.
Costellano, Janet; Scaffa, Matthew – 1974
The product of a Special Studies Institute, this teacher developed resource guide for the emotionally handicapped (K-6) presents 37 activities designed to develop mathematics concepts and skills utilizing the urban out-of-doors. Focus is on experiencing math models, patterns, problems, and relationships found in an urban environment. Activities…
Descriptors: Activities, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances
CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT OUTDOORS.
HUG, JOHN W.; WILSON, PHYLLIS J. – 1965
OUTDOOR EDUCATION IS NOT AN ADDITIONAL SUBJECT IN THE CURRICULUM, BUT IS A WAY OF LEARNING IN WHICH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS EFFECTIVELY USED TO TEACH THAT PART OF THE CURRICULUM THAT CAN BEST BE TAUGHT OUTDOORS, AND TO VITALIZE OTHER PARTS THROUGH FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES. THE 363 SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES IN THIS BOOK ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE…
Descriptors: Activities, Bibliographies, Creative Art, Curriculum Enrichment
Mathematics in Primary Schools. Third Edition.
Schools Council, London (England). – 1969
Mathematics in the primary schools is discussed. This bulletin puts forth some suggestions to assist individual teachers in reaching their own decisions about changes and developments in the curriculum. The bulletin is divided into nine chapters. Two factors described in Chapter 1 and 2 support views expressed in the introduction. First, the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Arithmetic, Bulletins, Children
Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, October 19-21, 2012)
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International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers