Geometry: A Remedy for the Malaise of Middle School Mathematics.

Posamentier, Alfred S.

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ERIC Number: EJ406083

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Publication Date: 1989

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Geometry: A Remedy for the Malaise of Middle School Mathematics.

Posamentier, Alfred S.

Mathematics Teacher, v82 n9 p678-80 Dec 1989

Proposes a new geometry curriculum for motivating middle school students. Discusses the treatment of geometry including visual justifications of geometric phenomena, examination of the properties of various common geometric figures, use of art and architecture, and inspection of geometric transformations. Eleven references are listed. (YP)

Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometric Constructions, Geometry, Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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