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Direct linkDavis, Robert B. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2007
This article is reprinted from Mathematics Teacher, in honor of the 100th anniversary. It discusses the role of emotions in mathematics teaching and learning. (Contains 3 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Mathematics Teachers, Emotional Response, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedDavis, Robert B. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1986
The importance of understanding is stressed. Understanding the task is as vital as knowing the basic meaning. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Editorials, Educational Philosophy
Download full textDavis, Robert B.; And Others – 1982
It is noted that it has long seemed possible to teach mathematics in two distinct ways: (1) learning with understanding, and (2) learning without understanding. The study discussed was designed to ascertain what might be lost if "understanding" was eliminated from instruction, as compared to teaching in which the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDavis, Robert B. – Journal of Education, 1996
Argues that classroom practice in mathematics should be directly related to a theory of learning, but, although requisite theories do exist, there appears to be no single unified theory at the present time. Recent innovations in classroom practice are discussed. (GR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Davis, Robert B. – 1984
There has long been dispute in mathematics between the drill and practice orientation that focuses primarily on memorizing mathematics as meaningless rote algorithms and the approach based on understanding and making creative use of mathematics. This 25-chapter book, based on a 7-year study at the University of Illinois, seeks to explain and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
