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ERIC Number: EJ673729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
Equiareal Polygons: A Mathematical Conversation about a "New" Concept.
Winicki-Landman, Greisy
Mathematics Teacher, v94 n3 p211-16 Mar 2001
Describes an activity connected with mathematical definitions that illustrates the process of gradual refinement as a way to understand and construct knowledge. Presents a gradual construction of a specific geometry concept that was the result of interaction between participants in a mathematical discourse. (KHR)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Formation, Discourse Analysis, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Polygons, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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