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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Mar
Pages: 7
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History of Mathematics and Problem Solving: A Teaching Suggestion
Meavilla, V.; Flores, A.
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v38 n2 p253-259 Mar 2007
This note presents a teaching suggestion, using the history of mathematics, to give students from middle school and high school the possibility of facing problems found in old mathematics books and comparing their solutions with those given in those books. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics), Learning Strategies, History, Mathematics, Mathematics Activities, Textbook Content
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Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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