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'Is this a five minute argument or the full half hour?' Enriching classrooms with a culture of reasoning
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.
History
Publication title
Mathematics: Launching Futures - Proceedings of the 24th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. (AAMT)Editors
S. Herbert, J. Tillyer & T. SpencerPagination
65-71ISBN
978-1-875900-76-3Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. (AAMT)Place of publication
AustraliaEvent title
24th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. (AAMT)Event Venue
Melbourne, VictoriaDate of Event (Start Date)
2013-07-10Date of Event (End Date)
2013-07-13Rights statement
Copyright 2013 Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, Inc.Repository Status
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