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Peer reviewedGordon, Marshall – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Counterintuitive moments in the classroom challenge common sense and practice and can be used to help mathematics students appreciate the need to explore, reflect, and reason. Proposed are four examples involving geometry, systems of equations, and matrices as counterintuitive instances. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Geometric Concepts, Intuition
Peer reviewedMeier, Sherry L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Discusses problem-solving evaluation methods and describes the development of an instrument to evaluate an individual's problem-solving processes. Provides an example of the instrument. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedWilcock, Douglas – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Describes a problem to challenge students as they come back from summer vacation. Working in small groups, students discover Pick's Theorem, the formula to calculate the area of a polygon constructed on a geoboard. A writing assignment evaluates the students' efforts. (MDH)
Descriptors: Area, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning
