Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
| PRIMUS | 2 |
| Mathematics Teacher | 1 |
| Mathematics Teaching in the… | 1 |
| Online Submission | 1 |
| ZDM: Mathematics Education | 1 |
Author
| Alberto Arnal-Bailera | 1 |
| Bonacci, Enzo | 1 |
| Ghosh, Jonaki B. | 1 |
| Greefrath, Gilbert | 1 |
| Hart, Eric | 1 |
| Holm, Tara S. | 1 |
| Lockwood, Elise | 1 |
| Neumann, Maureen D. | 1 |
| Sandefur, James | 1 |
| Simonson, Shai | 1 |
| Snapp, Robert R. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 4 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Chile | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkAlberto Arnal-Bailera – PRIMUS, 2024
This article presents a reflection on a teaching experience involving the use of the Brügner tangram, an interesting but little-known manipulative material. It details an activity conducted as part of an undergraduate mathematics education course for prospective primary school teachers. The main objective of this paper is to present the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Instruction, Graphs, Teaching Methods
Download full textBonacci, Enzo – Online Submission, 2021
This manuscript is meant to support secondary school teachers in their constant effort to find novel ways to engage students. Adolescents seem particularly stimulated by time-travelling scenarios, like the famous "wormhole billiard ball paradox" proposed by J. Polchinski in 1990, which are usually solved through closed time-like curves…
Descriptors: Puzzles, Secondary School Science, Physics, Scientific Concepts
Sandefur, James; Lockwood, Elise; Hart, Eric; Greefrath, Gilbert – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2022
In this paper, we provide an overall perspective on the teaching and learning of discrete mathematics. Our aim is to highlight what research has been conducted in this area and to connect it to existing research ideas for future work. We begin by characterizing discrete mathematics and its role in the school curriculum, highlighting themes,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Education, Relevance (Education)
Ghosh, Jonaki B. – Mathematics Teacher, 2018
The Tower of Hanoi is an old, popular, and engaging puzzle. It is an exceptional puzzle too considering how effective it can be in engendering multiple valuable outcomes when used as a tool for learning. One of the fundamental goals of mathematics teacher preparation is to enable the prospective teacher to develop mathematical habits of mind and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Puzzles, Preservice Teachers
Snapp, Robert R.; Neumann, Maureen D. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2015
The rapid growth of digital technology, including the worldwide adoption of mobile and embedded computers, places new demands on K-grade 12 educators and their students. Young people should have an opportunity to learn the technical knowledge of computer science (e.g., computer programming, mathematical logic, and discrete mathematics) in order to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Learning Activities, Middle School Students
Simonson, Shai; Holm, Tara S. – PRIMUS, 2003
We present a card trick that can be used to review or teach a variety of topics in discrete mathematics. We address many subjects, including permutations, combinations, functions, graphs, depth first search, the pigeonhole principle, greedy algorithms, and concepts from number theory. Moreover, the trick motivates the use of computers in…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Puzzles, Teaching Methods
