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State of the Art

Transforming Ideas for Teaching and Learning

Mathematics

by
Carole B. Lacampagne

U.S. Department of Education
Richard W. Riley
Secretary

Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Emerson J. Elliott
Acting Assistant Secretary

Office of Research
Joseph C. Conaty
Acting Director

July 1993

This book is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part for educational purpose is granted. The material in it should not be construed or interpreted as an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any private organization listed herein.

Ordering Information

This publication will be sold in bulk at the U.S. Government Printing Office. For further information, call their Order Desk at 202/783-3238. The GPO stock number for this book is 065-000-00560-3. For single copies, please write to U.S. Department of Education, OERI Education Information, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20208-5641.

Acknowledgements

Joan Ferrini-Mundy, of the University of New Hampshire, and Thomas Romberg, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reviewed this document and offered many heplful suggestions.

Edited by
Jacquelyn Zimmermann

Designed by
Phil Carr

Illustated by
William I. Johnston

The illustrations in the booklet, taken together, represent a transformation of four congruent shapes rotating about fixed points in ten increments to create a new and unified shape.

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