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Peer reviewedKang, Wan; Kilpatrick, Jeremy – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1992
Didactic transposition theory asserts that bodies of knowledge are designed not to be taught but to be used. Discusses didactic transposition, the transposition of knowledge regarded as a tool to be used to knowledge as something to be learned in mathematics textbooks. (14 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFischbein, Efraim; And Others – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990
Described is research which sought to prove the hypothesis that mental models tend to preserve their autonomy with regard to the originals they are meant to represent. The results of this investigation involving 200 Israeli students are presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Foreign Countries, Geometry, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedMcIntosh, Alistair; And Others – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1992
Proposes a framework that identifies the components of number sense and the attributes of students who possess it. Discusses various aspects of three areas where number sense plays a key role: number concepts, operations with numbers, and applications of number and operation. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
