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Baker, David; Knipe, Hilary; Collins, John; Leon, Juan; Cummings, Eric; Blair, Clancy; Gamson, David – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2010
A content analysis of over 28,000 pages from 141 elementary school mathematics textbooks published between 1900 and 2000 shows that widely used mathematics textbooks have changed substantially. Textbooks from the early part of the century were typically narrow in content but presented substantial amounts of advanced arithmetic and also asked…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Textbooks, Content Analysis, Mathematics Instruction
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Blair, Clancy; Knipe, Hilary; Gamson, David – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2008
This article examines the role of working memory, attention shifting, and inhibitory control executive cognitive functions in the development of mathematics knowledge and ability in children. It suggests that an examination of the executive cognitive demand of mathematical thinking can complement procedural and conceptual knowledge-based…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Task Analysis, Short Term Memory, Mathematics Instruction