@article {MATHEDUC.06149889, author = {Huang, Xingfeng and Li, Shiqi and An, Shuhua}, title = {Understanding of teaching strategies on quadratic functions in Chinese mathematics classrooms.}, year = {2012}, journal = {Journal of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education, Series D. Research in Mathematical Education}, volume = {16}, number = {3}, issn = {1226-6191}, pages = {177-194}, publisher = {Korean Society of Mathematical Education, Seoul}, abstract = {Summary: What strategies are used to help students to understand quadratic functions in mathematics classroom? In specific, how do Chinese teachers highlight a connection between algebraic representation and graphic representation? From October to November 2009, an experienced teacher was observed in classroom. It was found that when students started learning a new type of quadratic functions, the teacher used two different teaching strategies for their learning: (1) eliciting students to plot the graphs of quadratic functions with pointwise approaches, and then construct the function image in their minds with global approaches; and (2) presenting a specific mathematical problem, or introducing the conception to elicit students to conjecture, and then encouraging them to verify it with appoint approaches.}, msc2010 = {I23xx}, identifier = {2013b.00689}, }