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ERIC Number: EJ380976
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Reference Count: 0
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Problem Solving also Raises Questions.
Wiener, Joseph; Watkins, Will
Mathematics Teacher, v81 n9 p729-32 Dec 1988
A beginning solution and generalization are given to a problem on area and perimeter presented in a previous article. Various figures are used to illustrate how posing problems and identifying increasingly general methods promotes problem-solving maturity. (MNS)
Descriptors: Area, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Perimeter (Mathematics)