| Title: |
Establishing Foundations for Research on Number Sense and Related Topics: Report of a Conference (San Diego, California, February 16-17, 1989). |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Sowder, Judith T.; Schappelle, Bonnie P. |
| Availability: |
Judith Sowder, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education, College of Science, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-0315 (free while supply lasts). |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
107 |
| Publication Date: |
1989 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. |
| Intended Audience: |
Researchers |
| Document Type: |
Collected Works - Proceedings |
| Descriptors: |
Cognitive Processes; Cognitive Psychology; Computation; Estimation (Mathematics); Mathematical Concepts; Mathematical Logic; Mathematics Education; Mental Computation; Number Concepts; Number Systems; Numbers |
| Abstract: |
Research on computational estimation and mental computation has received a considerable amount of attention from mathematics educators during the past decade. These proceedings resulted from a meeting to explore dimensions of number sense and its related fields. The participants came from three groups: mathematics educators actively pursuing research on the topic; cognitive psychologists; and other mathematics educators who have adapted methods and models from psychology. The conference was unusual in that no formal papers were presented; instead, each participant submitted suggestions for preconference reading which was to serve as background for 2 days of discussion. The discussions were focused by the following questions: (1) What is number sense? How do we assess and teach it? How is it linked to mental computation and computational estimation?; (2) What research questions regarding these issues need to be addressed? What are the theoretical foundations for this research?; and (3) What do you want to see accomplished at the conference? Part I of the proceedings consists mainly of transcripts of the responses to three questions. After the conference had concluded, each participant was asked to write a short paper to include reflections on the themes of the conference. These papers are contained in Part II of the proceedings. Appendices list references and participants. (YP) |
| Entry Date: |
1990 |
| Accession Number: |
ED317413 |
| Database: |
ERIC |