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State of the Art

Transforming Ideas for Teaching and Learning

Mathematics

July 1993

Table of Contents

Cover Page

• Background
• Ideas for Transforming Mathematics Teaching and Learning
  • All students can and must learn mathematics, which should serve as a "pump," not a "filter."
  • Teachers need to listen to students and to incorporate into their instruction what they learn from listening.
  • Students learn mathematics best when they construct their own mathematical understanding.
  • Students need to learn more and different types of mathematics.
  • Mathematical discussion should be a daily part of classroom activity.
  • Teachers need to become "informed guides" to the learner.
  • Calculators, computers, and related technology can be effective tools in the teaching and learning of mathematics.
  • Students need shared learning experiences.
  • Curricular and pedagogical change in mathematics cannot occur without accompanying change in student assessment.
  • Lasting change takes broad support.
• References
• Suggested Reading

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