Connected Tasks: The Building Blocks of Reasoning and Proof
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Sarah B. Berenson, Professor (Creator)
- Kerri Richardson, Chair and Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Do you find it challenging to find
mathematical tasks that promote
reasoning in your classroom? What
type of tasks do you feel are the most important
for children to investigate? Finding patterns,
and making and justifying conjectures are
considered the building blocks of mathematical
reasoning and proof. Curriculum
revisions in the United States and Australia
place increased emphasis on problem
solving and reasoning in the primary school
curriculum (National Council of Teachers
of Mathematics [NCTM], 2000; Australian
Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting
Authority [ACARA], 2010). A number of
curriculum resources for teachers are available
(e.g., NCTM, 1993; Sullivan & Lilburn,
1997) but under current reform efforts,
primary teachers require additional ideas
to extend problem solving and reasoning in
their classrooms.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom 15(4) 17-23
- Language: English
- Date: 2010
- Keywords
- Mathematics, Instruction, Education, Patterns, Children, Logic, Reasoning, Critical thinking