A "True" Story about Mathematical Reasoning Made Easy

Autor/inn/en	Bragg, Leicha A.; Herbert, Sandra
Titel	A "True" Story about Mathematical Reasoning Made Easy
Quelle	In: Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 22 (2017) 4, S.3-6 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0286
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Skills; Mathematical Logic; Logical Thinking; Teaching Methods; Abstract Reasoning; Prompting; Misconceptions; Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary School Students; Accuracy; Equations (Mathematics); Australia; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Benutzerführung; Missverständnis; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Australien; Kanada
Abstract	Mathematical reasoning is one of the four proficiencies in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics (AC:M) where it is described as: "[the] capacity for logical thought and actions, such as analysing, proving, evaluating, explaining, inferring, justifying and generalising" (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2017, p. 5); and more recently is spearheading efforts to reform mathematics teaching (Herbert & Bragg, 2017). This article describes ways to incorporate reasoning prompts to explore students' misconceptions, then more specifically present a task with a "truth prompt" that has the potential to afford students with the opportunity to reason mathematically. The authors explain the rationale for the choice of this task and how it was developed into a lesson with potential to assess reasoning. In addition, examples of children's reasoning will be presented and discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01