The Teaching-Learning Process, Set A, Using Research : A Key to Elementary School Mathematics / Marilyn N. Suydam and J. Fred Weaver.

Reported are the suggestions indicated by research studies to seven questions concerning what is known about the teaching and learning of mathematics. (1) What factors influence the learner's achievement? Answer: Age, intelligence, and the amount of structuring present in the materials. (2) Are ther...

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Main Authors: Suydam, Marilyn N.
Weaver, J. Fred (Author)
Corporate Author: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Center for Cooperative Research with Schools
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1970.
Subjects:
Discovery Learning.
Elementary School Mathematics.
Instruction.
Learning.
Mathematics.
Research.
Teaching Methods.
Physical Description:8 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Reported are the suggestions indicated by research studies to seven questions concerning what is known about the teaching and learning of mathematics. (1) What factors influence the learner's achievement? Answer: Age, intelligence, and the amount of structuring present in the materials. (2) Are there guides for motivation? Answer: Games, concrete materials, rewards, and an enthusiastic teacher seem most important. (3) Are there guides for reinforcement? Answer: Immediate knowledge of results seems most important. (4) Are there guides for retention? Answer: Meaningful developmental activities facilitate retention, followed by systematic review and practice. (5) Are there guides for transfer? Answer: The teaching must be planned with transfer as an objective; students should be taught how to transfer and generalize, preferably at their own ability level. (6) How do organization and instruction interact? Answer: No conclusion. (7) What is the role of discovery? Answer: Guided discovery groups generally achieve higher problem solving scores than expository groups; normally there is no difference on computation skill. (RS)
Note:Microform.
Call Number:ED038323 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.