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Students And Their Learning From Reading, Chris Fenwick May 2001

Students And Their Learning From Reading, Chris Fenwick

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

My aim in this article is to summarize work I have done over the last three years, focusing on the issue of helping students learn from whatever mathematics text they read. Although these types of texts generally contain 3 modes of communication, namely technical English, the language of mathematics itself and diagrams, I will focus this article only on the technical English of such texts. The idea, then, that students can develop techniques and strategies for learning from what they read is generally known as “reading to learn.”


Problems In Which Given Information Is Ignored, Howard Wachtel May 2001

Problems In Which Given Information Is Ignored, Howard Wachtel

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

A set of problems is presented and discussed for which there is a tendency for students to ignore part of the given information in the problem and to substitute some extraneous assumptions. Typical student reactions are also discussed.


The Need To Diversify The Ranks Of Teachers Of Mathematics, Frederick L. Uy May 2001

The Need To Diversify The Ranks Of Teachers Of Mathematics, Frederick L. Uy

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

This paper intends to give rationales for the need to diversify the ranks of teachers of mathematics. It also suggests ideas that we can take to alleviate the situation that we currently are confronting.


Educating The Public About School Mathematics, Zalman Usiskin May 2001

Educating The Public About School Mathematics, Zalman Usiskin

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Teaching Gap By James W. Stigler And James Hiebert, Michael L. Brown May 2001

Book Review: The Teaching Gap By James W. Stigler And James Hiebert, Michael L. Brown

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


The School/Home Communication Project: A Study Of The Effect Of More Frequent Grade Reporting On The Achievement Of High School Mathematics Students, Robert Dean Rogers Sep 2000

The School/Home Communication Project: A Study Of The Effect Of More Frequent Grade Reporting On The Achievement Of High School Mathematics Students, Robert Dean Rogers

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Experiencing School Mathematics By Jo Boaler, Stephen Sproule Sep 2000

Book Review: Experiencing School Mathematics By Jo Boaler, Stephen Sproule

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Will You Still Be Teaching In The Twenty-First Century?, Theodore Panitz Sep 2000

Will You Still Be Teaching In The Twenty-First Century?, Theodore Panitz

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


The Story Of A Service-Learning Project: Mathematics In The Park, Joyce O'Halloran Sep 2000

The Story Of A Service-Learning Project: Mathematics In The Park, Joyce O'Halloran

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Training Elementary Teachers For The New Millennium, Dixie Metheny, David Davison Sep 2000

Training Elementary Teachers For The New Millennium, Dixie Metheny, David Davison

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Knowing And Teaching Elementary Mathematics By Liping Ma, Roger Howe Sep 2000

Book Review: Knowing And Teaching Elementary Mathematics By Liping Ma, Roger Howe

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Senior Seminar: A Capstone Course In The Computer And Mathematical Sciences, Ken Oberhoff, Ron Barnes Sep 2000

Senior Seminar: A Capstone Course In The Computer And Mathematical Sciences, Ken Oberhoff, Ron Barnes

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

This paper describes the evolution of a course developed to tie together many strands of activity encountered by students in the computer and mathematical sciences (CMS). The senior level course is required of all majors in our computer science, applied mathematics and statistics undergraduate degree programs. One of the primary purposes of the course is to refine writing and presentation skills needed for those who will later pursue individual research projects. Writing projects are organized around the theme of “Ethical Decision Making in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences”. Numerous case studies are investigated. Additional topics in the course include designing …


Weizmann Day’S “Math Night” Brings Parents To Their Knees Sep 2000

Weizmann Day’S “Math Night” Brings Parents To Their Knees

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


What We Say, What Our Students Hear: A Case For Active Listening, Dorothy Buerk Apr 2000

What We Say, What Our Students Hear: A Case For Active Listening, Dorothy Buerk

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


The Word Problem And The Child, Kenneth J. Preskenis Apr 2000

The Word Problem And The Child, Kenneth J. Preskenis

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


The Need For Interviews In The Mathematics Classroom, Emam Hoosain Apr 2000

The Need For Interviews In The Mathematics Classroom, Emam Hoosain

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Using Environmental News To Help Teach Mathematics, Barry Schiller Apr 2000

Using Environmental News To Help Teach Mathematics, Barry Schiller

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Operationalizing Interactive Learning Paradigms Through Cooperative Learning Activities 100% Of The Time In Math Classes, Ted Panitz Apr 2000

Operationalizing Interactive Learning Paradigms Through Cooperative Learning Activities 100% Of The Time In Math Classes, Ted Panitz

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


A Response To Dancis, Margaret Schaffer Dec 1999

A Response To Dancis, Margaret Schaffer

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Another Response To Dancis, Ted Eisenberg Dec 1999

Another Response To Dancis, Ted Eisenberg

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Evaluation In The Mathematics Classroom, Emam Hoosain, B. Naraine Dec 1999

Evaluation In The Mathematics Classroom, Emam Hoosain, B. Naraine

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Calculus For The Liberal Arts: A Humanistic Approach, Kathleen Shannon Dec 1999

Calculus For The Liberal Arts: A Humanistic Approach, Kathleen Shannon

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Values In Mathematics Education, Murad Jurdak Dec 1999

The Role Of Values In Mathematics Education, Murad Jurdak

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


What Else Do We Forget To Tell Our Teachers?: A Response To Dancis, Stephen Sproule Nov 1999

What Else Do We Forget To Tell Our Teachers?: A Response To Dancis, Stephen Sproule

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Middle School Math Teaching And How It Harms Our Children, Jerome Dancis Jul 1999

Middle School Math Teaching And How It Harms Our Children, Jerome Dancis

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Changing The Subject, Or, Would You Hire A Good Clarinet Teacher To Teach Your Child The Violin?, Jerome Dancis Jul 1999

Changing The Subject, Or, Would You Hire A Good Clarinet Teacher To Teach Your Child The Violin?, Jerome Dancis

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Is Mathematics Education Taking A Step Backward?, Frances Kuwahara Lang Jul 1999

Is Mathematics Education Taking A Step Backward?, Frances Kuwahara Lang

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

This article addresses the current political, socioeconomic, and educational state of mathematics education in California. The “back-to-basics” movement in mathematics mirrors the “back-to-phonics” movement in language arts. At a time when ethnic minorities have become the majority, the dominant culture has chosen to revert back to practices that are inequitable and empower the elite. Critical educators must carry on the dialogue necessary to empower the disenfranchised mathematically and undermine the social injustice and economic inequality that will result if this movement is embraced.


A Window Into The Life Of Ramanujan, Marlene Neff Jul 1999

A Window Into The Life Of Ramanujan, Marlene Neff

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Using Writing To Connect With Our Mathematics Students, Ann Sitomer Jul 1999

Using Writing To Connect With Our Mathematics Students, Ann Sitomer

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Between Childhood And Mathematics: Word Problems In Mathematical Education, André Toom Jul 1999

Between Childhood And Mathematics: Word Problems In Mathematical Education, André Toom

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.