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Direct linkCheeseman, Jill; Clarke, Doug; Roche, Anne; Walker, Nadia – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
Introducing challenging tasks in such a way that makes them accessible, rather than daunting, to students is a challenge for teachers. Solving challenging tasks involves students having to grapple with the problem. The role of the teacher is to motivate and clarify the problem rather than showing students how to solve the problem.
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Mathematics
Clarke, Doug – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2006
About fifteen years ago, the author discovered an interesting activity in some materials that Malcolm Swan from the Shell Centre (University of Nottingham, UK) had developed for the English National Curriculum Council in 1991. The activity, one which has been used by several presenters in professional development workshops in Australia in recent…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Middle Schools
