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ERIC Number: EJ184096
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Role of Language in Learning Mathematics
Morris, Robert W.
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 8, 1, 73-81, 78
Mathematics can be thought of as a language and should be taught using the principles governing the methods of teaching a second language. So that teachers do not stress "answers," they should be trained to involve children in carefully structured activities, investigations, and observations which will ensure understanding. (Author/BC)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Language, Mathematical Vocabulary, Mathematics Education, Process Education, Teacher Education
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