Symbol or Experience [microform] : A Mathematics Education Quandary Illustrated in the Context of Functions / Mindy Kalchman and Steven Katz.

The tension between providing opportunities for mathematical understandings and the need to teach widely-used notations and algorithms is explained in terms of a folk pedagogical conflict. Divergent pedagogical practices are shown to follow from different mental and epistemological assumptions and m...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Kalchman, Mindy
Other Authors:	Katz, Steven
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1999.
Subjects:	Classroom Techniques. Comparative Analysis. Educational Research. Grade 11. Grade 6. High Schools. Intermediate Grades. Laboratory Schools. Mathematical Concepts. Mathematics Education. Metaphors. Problem Solving. Symbols (Mathematics)