Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ487056
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-136X
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Sometimes Less Is More.
Buschman, Larry
Arithmetic Teacher, v41 n7 p378-80 Mar 1994
Discusses results of an action research study of second-grade students' group work which indicated that, when students were not given sample solutions for problems, they were more likely to use higher order thinking, take ownership of strategies, discuss solutions longer, and be more accepting of other views. (MKR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking, Discussion Groups, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Interviews, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Observation, Primary Education, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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