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Peer reviewedInagaki, Kayoko; Morita, Eiji; Hatano, Giyoo – Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 1999
Analyzes videotaped lessons of 5th grade students on equivalent fractions from seven American and six Japanese classrooms in terms of a recurrent pattern in public discourse among a teacher and students. Found two approaches to the teaching-learning of the criteria for evaluating mathematical arguments. (Contains 17 references.) (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cross Cultural Studies, Discourse Modes, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedInagaki, Kayoko; Hatano, Giyoo – American Educational Research Journal, 1977
Fourth-grade control students were given a multiple-choice problem involving conservation of weight. Experimental group subjects were given a fictitious choice response distribution with conflicting reasons. Curiosity for confirmation, progress in generalizing the principle of conservation, and positive correlation between curiosity and progress…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Curiosity
