Discovering discovery

During the past decade a number of words have been used to describe mathematics in the elementary and secondary schools. Some of these words are “new,” “modern,” “structure,” “logical,” “generalization,” “discovery.” It may appear to a reader that these words must have new meanings and that they mus...

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Published in:The Arithmetic teacher 1968-04, Vol.15 (4), p.324-327
Main Author: HESS, ADRIEN L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dictionaries
Heuristic methods
Heuristics
Intuition
Mathematics
Mathematics education
Secondary school mathematics
Secondary schools
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Summary:During the past decade a number of words have been used to describe mathematics in the elementary and secondary schools. Some of these words are “new,” “modern,” “structure,” “logical,” “generalization,” “discovery.” It may appear to a reader that these words must have new meanings and that they must be particularly descriptive of phases of mathematics. The word “discovery” is used to denote a procedure for teach ing the so-caiJed new or modern mathematics.
ISSN:0004-136X
DOI:10.5951/AT.15.4.0324