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Using Grade Eight Students' Existing Knowledge to Teach about Parallel Lines.

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Mansfield, Helen M.; Happs, John C. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992

Reports misconceptions identified in students with respect to the topic of parallel lines and the teaching strategies found to be useful in challenging those misconceptions. (11 references) (MDH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation