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'Is this a five minute argument or the full half hour?' Enriching classrooms with a culture of reasoning
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Chick, H, 'Is this a five minute argument or the full half hour?' Enriching classrooms with a culture of reasoning, Mathematics: Launching Futures - Proceedings of the 24th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. (AAMT), 10-13 July 2013, Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 65-71. ISBN 978-1-875900-76-3 (2013) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Copyright 2013 Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, Inc.
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Abstract
Reasoning is one of the proficiency strands highlighted in the Australian
Curriculum: Mathematics. This is because it is the heart of mathematical work.
However, because the content strands receive the bulk of the explicit description in
the document, it can be difficult to know how to ensure that reasoning plays a key
role in the classroom. This paper presents strategies to enhance the nature and
extent of reasoning activity taking place in classrooms, and discusses how to build a
culture of justification, use questioning techniques to encourage reasoning, and
develop tasks that require higher order thinking.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Teaching and Instruction |
| Objective Field: | Pedagogy |
| UTAS Author: | Chick, H (Associate Professor Helen Chick) |
| ID Code: | 85960 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2013-08-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-08-22 |
| Downloads: | 2 View Download Statistics |
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