School Science and Mathematics articles from March 2000

School Science and Mathematics archives from March 2000

Using Video-Based Pedagogy in an Elementary Mathematics Methods Course.
March 1, 2000... The study explored the impact of using video-based pedagogy on preservice teachers' cognitions about teaching mathematics. The use of video-based pedagogy was integrated into the course, Methods for Teaching Elementary School Mathematics. A...

What Sense Do Children Make of Three-Dimensional, Life-Sized "Representations" of Animals?(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2000... One way of investigating what children learn about animals is to examine the mental models they reveal through their talk when they come face to face with animal representations. In this study, representations were provided by (a) robotic...

A Comparison of Calculator Use in Eighth-Grade Mathematics Classrooms in the United States, Japan, and Portugal: Results From the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.
March 1, 2000... The study used data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study to determine trends in calculator use among Population 2 (13-year-olds) students in Japan, the United States, and Portugal. While relatively high levels of...

An Analysis of Writing and Postwriting Group Collaboration In Middle School Pre-Algebra.
March 1, 2000... The current reform effort in mathematics education emphasizes the importance of students' being active in their own development and understanding of mathematical ideas. The reform recommends that students read, write, and discuss mathematics as...

Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes Authors Bryan Bunch, Robert Ascher, and Marcia Ascher Dover Publications, Inc. 31 East Second Street Meneola, NY 11501 1997; 224 pages Paperback (This is an unabridged and corrected republication of...

Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction Author Morton D. Davis Dover Publications, Inc. 31 East Second Street Mineola, NY 11501 1997; 272 pages Paperback (An unabridged and unaltered republication of the 1983 revised edition of the...

Mathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Mathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu Authors Marcia Ascher and Robert Ascher Dover Publications, Inc. 31 East Second Street Mineola, NY 11501 1997; 176 pages Paperback Reviewer Medhat H. Rahim Lakehead University Thunder...

Solutions to Problems From the Previous Century.
March 1, 2000... In the last issue we printed some problems from the previous century (sometime in the 1900s). We asked you to try these problems with your students. When do you think these problems were printed? Have we changed much in what we expect of...