WARNING: use the following definitions with great caution. A number phrase is a mathematical phrase which does not express a complete thought. An arithmetic expression is any grammatically sensible expression made up of numbers and
What is a coordinates system?
This is the first in the series of posts about teaching mathematics and Geogebra tools at the same time. I’m starting with the most basic of the tools in GeoGebra,
Five task ‘types’ that create opportunities for conceptual understanding
In his paper The Design of Multiple Representation Tasks To Foster Conceptual Development, Professor Malcolm Swan of University of Nottingham presented five types of tasks that foster conceptual understanding of mathematical
Why math education is failing
A backlink to my post What kind of mathematical knowledge should teachers have? brought me to the essay by Matthew Brenner titled The Four Pillars Upon Which the Failure of Math Education Rests