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ERIC Number: EJ491795
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Capitalizing on Errors as "Springboards for Inquiry": A Teaching Experiment.
Borasi, Raffaella
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v25 n2 p166-208 Mar 1994
Reports a case study exploring how 2 16-year olds were enabled to capitalize on the potential of errors to stimulate and support mathematical inquiry. Discusses variations within the strategy of using errors to enhance mathematics instruction. Appendix includes list of instructional episodes and error activities. (Contains 56 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Error Patterns, Experiential Learning, High School Students, Inquiry, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematical Communication; Mathematics Education Research