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ERIC Number: EJ258516
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Feb
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Visualization: A Different Approach to Problem Solving.
Moses, Barbara
School Science and Mathematics, v82 n2 p141-47 Feb 1982
Alternative techniques are suggested to some of the conventional approaches to teaching problem solving. Three general, conventional approaches are noted, and the nature and use of visual thinking is detailed as the fourth alternative. Examples of lessons with fifth graders using the fourth approach are provided to promote this method. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 5, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Heuristic Methods; Heuristics