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ERIC Number: EJ385642
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Math Professors Turn to Writing to Help Students Master Concepts of Calculus and Combinatorics.
Turner, Judith Axler
Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n23 pA1,14 Feb 15 1989
A growing number of mathematics professors are asking their students to keep journals, write papers, and answer essay questions on tests, arguing that students learn mathematical concepts better by articulating them. This is part of a trend toward teaching mathematics for understanding rather than by rote. (MSE)
Descriptors: Assignments, Calculators, Calculus, Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics, Expository Writing, Group Activities, Higher Education, Language Role, Mathematics Instruction, Undergraduate Study, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Exercises
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Combinatorics