Twenty secondary mathematics teachers described their thinking as they solved four proportion problems (Task 1), explained how they would teach two of the problems (Task 2), and solved four similar ...
Proportional reasoning failures seem to constitute most errors in probabilistic reasoning, yet there is little empirical evidence about its role for attaining probabilistic knowledge and how to ...
In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on “key words,” the traditional, simplistic approach that often leads younger students astray CENTRAL FALLS, R.I ...