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9780435083243

Learning Mathematics Through Inquiry

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  • ISBN13:

    9780435083243

  • ISBN10:

    0435083244

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-01-01
  • Publisher: Heinemann
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Summary

Raffaella Borasi worked closely with two high school girls who did not like math and who rarely had achieved any degree of success in the subject. Over the course of ten lessons, the students and Raffaella engaged in a personal inquiry into the nature of mathematical definitions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments<BR>
Introduction<BR>
Setting the stage<BR>
Becoming aware of the standard requirements for mathematical definitions<BR>
The challenge of creating a definition for an unfamiliar concept<BR>
Extending a known definition<BR>
More on the role of context in mathematical definitions<BR>
Looking at definitions outside of formal mathematics<BR>
Working independently: The final project<BR>
From the students' perspective: Reflections on the experience<BR>
Evaluating the teaching experience<BR>
Beyond the story: Articulating the assumptions of a humanistic inquiry approach to school mathematics<BR>
Towards implementing a humanistic inquiry approach in everyday mathematics instruction. Appendix: Methodological considerations. References.

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