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Piel, John A.; Green, Michael – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1994
Argues that intuitive and computational knowledge can be combined by focusing more explicitly on referential and quantitative meanings in division of fractions problems. Recommends teaching mathematics as problem solving, communication, reasoning, and connections to help students overcome misunderstandings and connect their intuitive knowledge…
Descriptors: Computation, Division, Education Majors, Fractions
Siegel, Marjorie – 1983
To explore how readers create textual meanings or interpretations from written materials, a study that investigated reading from a semiotic perspective was conducted. The study's design was based on the principle of prior ethnography and employed data collection techniques common to field studies: participant/intervention and interviewing.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Enrichment, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography
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Sutherland, Rosamund; Rojano, Teresa – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1993
This longitudinal study investigated the ways in which two groups of eight students used spreadsheets to represent and solve algebra problems and related this to their previous arithmetical experiences and evolving use of symbolic language. The spreadsheet environment supported students to move from specific to general thinking. Includes story…
Descriptors: Algebra, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation