The Case of the Missing Region.

Dengate, Bob

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ERIC Number: EJ460301

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Case of the Missing Region.

Dengate, Bob

Australian Mathematics Teacher, v48 n3 p26-29 Aug 1992

Suggests structured investigations as a method of teaching mathematics to preservice elementary school teacher. Presents an example problem that asks students to determine the maximum number of regions that can be created by connecting any two points around the circumference of a circle. (MDH)

Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Investigations, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Problem Solving, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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