ERIC Number: EJ749641
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Oct
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
Csongor, Juliana; Craig, Carolyn
Mathematics Teacher, v99 n3 p181-183 Oct 2005
Teachers discovered that the mathematics classroom is an ideal setting for the development of a more precise use of language that leads to better communication. It is found that students are enthusiastically engaged in lively discussions during every phase of the activity, striving to outsmart their partners, by continually correcting each other, and they are steadily improving both their oral and written communication skills.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Communication Skills, Classroom Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Mathematics Teachers, Speech Communication, Writing Improvement, Writing Skills, Mathematics Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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