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Peer reviewedSimmt, Elaine; Davis, Brent – Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Presents an activity using fractal cards--eye-catching pop-up cards--by applying simple iterative processes to single sheets of paper. This activity incorporates the concepts of measurement, number systems, sequences, series, limits, recursion, iteration, self-similarity, and fractional dimensions. Contains 12 references. (ASK)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Fractals, Fractions, Geometry
Peer reviewedCoxford, Arthur F.; Ellerbruch, Lawrence W. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, 1975
A series of activities designed to help primary school children understand the meaning of the term "fraction," the symbolization, and equivalence of fractions are presented. Identification of units and pictorial representation are stressed, as is the uses of concrete materials. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions
Palmer, Don; And Others – 1994
This manual is a dictionary of some 150 errors made by students in their work in mathematics. A precise definition and examples are given for each of these errors and these, combined with a description of common causes of the error, form a background for diagnosis of student problems with arithmetic. Teaching strategies and ideas, each linked to a…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedVan Engen, H. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
This is a reprint of an address given at the Christmas National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) meeting in 1958. It provides a critique of elementary instruction and discusses the changes necessary. It calls for fundamental change in the concept of mathematics teaching. (PDD)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Palmer, Don; And Others – 1994
This book provides a comprehensive collection of 66 teaching strategies and ideas to help overcome problems with number, each linked to a specific kind of error described in the related manual. Most of these strategies are classroom-ready and easily implemented. Some are notes for the teacher to read and then plan activities accordingly, and many…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedOfir, Ron – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1991
Presents activities developed for teacher training courses for the middle school level that integrate mathematics history with the selected topics of number systems, fractions, and geometry. The activities seek to give relevance to history and to motivate and deepen students' understanding of the evolution of mathematical concepts. (MDH)
Descriptors: Fractions, Geometry, Inservice Teacher Education, Integrated Activities
Download full textSuydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1988
This publication is an abstracted compilation of 15 investigations selected from other journals. The information includes purpose, rationale, research design and procedures, findings, interpretations, abstractor's comments, and references. This journal includes the following reports: (1) "A Constructivist Approach to Numeration in Primary…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions
