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A mathematical passage : strategies for promoting inquiry in grades 4-6 / David J. Whitin & Robin Cox.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitin, David Jackman, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary).
- Mathematics.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching (Middle school).
- Inquiry (Theory of knowledge).
- Questioning.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2003]
- Summary:
- Provides practical answers to the challenge of inquiry as well as strategies and activities to nurture the same kind of initiative, voice, and ownership in mathematics that children display in writing their own stories and choosing their own books to read.
- Contents:
- Understanding the classroom : an interview with the teacher
- Mathematicians keep records and pose their own problems
- Mathematicians are skeptics who go beyond the data
- Mathematicians are problem solvers who invent their own tools
- Mathematicians discover patterns and relationships
- Developing a math workshop
- Reflections on living a mathematical life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-143).
- ISBN:
- 0325005060
- OCLC:
- 51968926
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