The Naive Platonic Approach as a Teaching Strategy in Arithmetics.

Vinner, Shlomo

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The Naive Platonic Approach as a Teaching Strategy in Arithmetics

Vinner, Shlomo

Educational Studies in Mathematics, 6, 3, 339-350, Nov 75

Two approaches to teaching number concepts and operations are discussed. Their relationships to the foundations of mathematics as well as to the characteristics of the learner are explored. On the basis of this discussion the implicit approach is advocated over the definitial approach. (SD)

Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Philosophy, Instruction, Learning, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods

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