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"But what is the true measurement?"
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: December 9, 2010
For several years, I attempted to teach pre-service teachers about the normal distribution through the distribution of measurement “errors”. I would find a male student who was willing to have his chest measured and ask other students in the class to take turns measuring his chest as accurately as possible – to the nearest of […]
To work in groups or not to work in groups? Is that the question?
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: December 7, 2010
This past Thursday and Monday #mathchat had a Twitter conversation on “Is groupwork or collaborative learning always possible in mathematics?” As one would expect, much of the conversations revolved around whether and under what circumstances groupwork or collaborative learning was possible or desirable in mathematics. Frequently, contributors discussed what parts of mathematical activity – for […]
