Unlearning to Teach Mathematics.

Ball, Deborah Loewenberg

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ERIC Number: EJ371060

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Unlearning to Teach Mathematics.

Ball, Deborah Loewenberg

For the Learning of Mathematics, v8 n1 p40-48 Feb 1988

The constructivist perspective, which holds that children's learning of subject matter is an interaction between what they are taught and what they bring to a learning situation, could be used to improve mathematics teacher education. (PK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Mathematics, Concept Formation, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Theories, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs

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

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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