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Peer reviewedElliott, Portia C. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1980
The aims of the article are: (1) to outline the general tenets of the "back to basics" movements; (2) to indicate how these tenets go counter to emerging research on hemispheric specialization; and (3) to suggest methods which are brain-compatible and likely to produce competent creative problem solvers. (Author/TG)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cerebral Dominance, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Davis, Robert B. – 1983
Research on mathematics instruction is reviewed in order to respond to two questions: (1) Has the influx of talented people who have entered the mathematics instruction field over the last three decades changed anything? and (2) Will any of the work being done actually improve mathematics instruction? The different ways in which parents, students,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking
