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ERIC Number: EJ519758
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
A Constructivist Perspective on Teaching and Learning Mathematics.
Schifter, Deborah
Phi Delta Kappan, v77 n7 p492-99 Mar 1996
Compares two first-grade teachers' hands-on approaches to teach measurement concepts. One, a constructivist, allowed students to figure out the dimensions of a Mayflower ship outline; the other immediately showed kids how to use a yardstick to estimate a whale's dimensions. Although initially more confused, the first class got more out of their lesson. (MLH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Inquiry, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Professional Development, Rural Schools, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Constructivism; Massachusetts