Prospective Elementary Teachers' Use of Mathematical Reasoning in Solving a Lever Mechanics Problem.

Briscoe, Carol; Stout, David

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ERIC Number: EJ630172

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Publication Date: 2001

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Prospective Elementary Teachers' Use of Mathematical Reasoning in Solving a Lever Mechanics Problem.

Briscoe, Carol; Stout, David

School Science and Mathematics, v101 n5 p228-35 May 2001

Explores how prospective elementary teachers (n=106) enrolled in elementary science and mathematics methods courses used algebraic reasoning to construct and describe relationships among and between variables in the context of solving a problem. Describes specific weaknesses characterized by the teachers' solutions. (Contains 17 references.) (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Problem Solving

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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