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Title: Thinking through Mathematics: Engaging students with inquiry-based learning - Book 1 (ages 6-8)
Contributor(s): Allmond, Sue (author); Wells, Jill  (author)orcid ; Makar, Katie (author)
Publication Date: 2010
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/53207
Abstract: What is mathematical inquiry?

Mathematical inquiry is a process in which students respond to ill-structured, open-ended questions that reflect the authentic problems we encounter in 'real' life. This is unlike most problems we teach in mathematics, which are well-structured and close-ended. An open-ended ill-structured question has no single correct answer. It contains ambiguities in the problem or in the process of solving the problem that require students to make a number of decisions. This means that the emphasis is on the reasoning, judgements and evidence students provide rather than just on the answer (see Developing good inquiry questions on p 15).

Publication Type: Book
Publisher: Curriculum Press
Place of Publication: Carlton South, Australia
ISBN: 9781742004839
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 390109 Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 160302 Pedagogy
HERDC Category Description: A2 Authored Book - Other
WorldCat record: https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/828752532
Extent of Pages: 104
Appears in Collections:Book
School of Education

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