Teaching the Negatives, 1870-1970: A Medley of Models.

Hitchcock, Gavin

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ERIC Number: EJ545207

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Teaching the Negatives, 1870-1970: A Medley of Models.

Hitchcock, Gavin

For the Learning of Mathematics, v17 n1 p17-25,42 Feb 1997

Argues for the use of multiple approaches to instruction as a way to encourage students to be active critics instead of passive recipients. Presents six classroom scenes in historical sequence that review both the mathematical story and the art of teaching. (DDR)

Descriptors: Algebra, Drama, Educational History, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mathematicians, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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