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ERIC Number: EJ677914
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
James Otto and the Pi Man: A Constructivist Tale.
Funk, Carole
Phi Delta Kappan, v85 n3 p212-14 Nov 2003
Instead of teaching his fifth-graders a formula, a teacher leads them to discover an important mathematical concept on their own. Learning through discovery is probably the very essence of meaningful understanding and retention. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematical Thinking