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ERIC Number: EJ621325
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Dear Verity: Why Are All the Dictionaries Wrong?
Dempsey, Deirdre; Marshall, John
Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n6 p457-59 Feb 2001
An education major enrolled in a mathematics education course ponders confusing definitions of "multiplication" functions in dictionaries and in a handout on Euclid. This student teacher wants to teach elementary students what multiplication really is, not just impart an algorithmic skill. (MLH)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Definitions, Dictionaries, Education Majors, Elementary Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Schools of Education, Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Euclid; Knowledge Acquisition; Teaching for Understanding