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POWERS OF THREE.

Authors :
Mason, John
Watson, Anne
Source :
Mathematics Teaching. Dec2004, Issue 189, p8-9. 2p.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Discusses key issues concerning the power of three, a task structure in teaching math that encourages learners to explore beyond obvious answers. Key features of the task structure in math education; Search for situations in which three is not a self-imposed number of possibilities, but turns out to be the mathematically constrained number of possibilities; Implications on mathematics education.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00255785
Issue :
189
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Mathematics Teaching
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
15372902