Healthy Mathematical Dispositions

Healthy Mathematical Dispositions

This article notes that the goal of mathematics education is the development of a healthy "mathematical disposition," but that the beliefs, negative attitudes, and misconceptions about mathematics and its teaching and learning make the development of healthy dispositions a difficult task. The article makes suggestions on ways for educators to help students to develop more productive dispositions towards mathematics

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Main Author: Khan, Steven
Format: Article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Daily Express 2007-05
Subjects:Mathematics education, Mathematics teachers, Secondary school mathematics, Secondary school students, Student attitudes,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2139/8717
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spelling oai:oai:uwispace.sta.uwi.edu:2139:2139-87172011-03-03T22:05:41Z Healthy Mathematical Dispositions Khan, Steven Mathematics education Mathematics teachers Secondary school mathematics Secondary school students Student attitudes This article notes that the goal of mathematics education is the development of a healthy "mathematical disposition," but that the beliefs, negative attitudes, and misconceptions about mathematics and its teaching and learning make the development of healthy dispositions a difficult task. The article makes suggestions on ways for educators to help students to develop more productive dispositions towards mathematics 2011-01-26T16:48:03Z 2011-01-26T16:48:03Z 2007-05 Article http://hdl.handle.net/2139/8717 en application/pdf Daily Express
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Mathematics teachers
Secondary school mathematics
Secondary school students
Student attitudes
Mathematics education
Mathematics teachers
Secondary school mathematics
Secondary school students
Student attitudes
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Mathematics teachers
Secondary school mathematics
Secondary school students
Student attitudes
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Mathematics teachers
Secondary school mathematics
Secondary school students
Student attitudes
Khan, Steven
Healthy Mathematical Dispositions
description This article notes that the goal of mathematics education is the development of a healthy "mathematical disposition," but that the beliefs, negative attitudes, and misconceptions about mathematics and its teaching and learning make the development of healthy dispositions a difficult task. The article makes suggestions on ways for educators to help students to develop more productive dispositions towards mathematics
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Secondary school students
Student attitudes
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