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Peer reviewedMacDonald, Theodore H. – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1984
Compares a conventional method of basic mathematics instruction (mastery learning) with a structuralist approach using analogical reasoning. Pretest posttest results from three adult education classes show that analogical teaching is more effective in developing ability to think numerically. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Analogy, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Palow, William P. – 1978
The assessment and placement system used in the Mathematics Learning Center of the New World Center campus of Miami-Dade Community College uses two test inventories: (1) a multiple choice mathematics test geared to the course which the student wants to pursue; and (2) the Canfield-Lafferty Learning Styles Inventory designed to determine an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
