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Direct linkKrasa, Nancy; Shunkwiler, Sara – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
How do children learn math--and why do some children struggle with it? The answers are in "Number Sense and Number Nonsense," a straightforward, reader-friendly book for education professionals and an invaluable multidisciplinary resource for researchers. More than a first-ever research synthesis, this highly accessible book brings math…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Problems, Numbers, Arithmetic
Peer reviewedSilverman, Linda Kreger – Preventing School Failure, 1989
Research with gifted children has identified certain clusters of traits which are directly related to a visual/spatial orientation in learning. This article presents common traits of visual/spatial learners, including introversion and behavior problems, and offers adaptive techniques that have been found effective in teaching "nonsequential"…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedLopez, Antonio M. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1996
Presents a methodology designed to strengthen the cognitive effects of using graphing calculators to solve polynomial equations using pattern matching, searching, and heuristics. Discusses pattern matching as a problem-solving strategy useful in the physical, social, political, and economic worlds of today's students. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedBoling, Kimberly B.; Larson, Carol Novillis – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2002
Describes a successful mother/daughter math club started by a third grade teacher which is designed to help participants increase positive feelings about mathematics; further develop problem-solving skills, especially involving construction and spatial visualization tasks; and become familiar with women's contributions to the world of mathematics.…
Descriptors: Clubs, Elementary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Gender Issues
Download full textSilverman, Linda Kreger – 1995
This paper discusses the differences between spatial and sequential learning, characteristics of individuals who exhibit stronger visual-spatial learning, and strategies for teaching children with visual-spatial strengths. Techniques include: (1) using visual aids, such as overhead projectors, and visual imagery in lectures; (2) using manipulative…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Silver, Rawley – 1990
This manual is a revision of the manual originally published in 1983. Since then it has been discovered that stimulus drawing tasks, like the Drawing from Imagination subtest of the Silver Drawing Test of Cognitive and Creative Skills (SDT), can be used to screen for depression and emotional adjustment. New research findings are the basis for…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Processes, Depression (Psychology)
