Stop Using Foul Language in the Mathematics Classroom.

Hanselman, Cheryl A.

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ERIC Number: EJ552858

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Publication Date: 1997

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Stop Using Foul Language in the Mathematics Classroom.

Hanselman, Cheryl A.

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v3 n2 p154-60 Oct 1997

Discusses the language used in mathematics classrooms and states that appropriate language is based not only on the words we say but also on how those words are being perceived. Indicates that teachers should give students time to develop the meaning of numbers, operations, or problems. (ASK)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Jargon, Language of Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Multiplication

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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