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West, John – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2018
The importance of mathematical reasoning is unquestioned and providing opportunities for students to become involved in mathematical reasoning is paramount. The open-ended tasks presented incorporate mathematical content explored through the contexts of problem solving and reasoning. This article presents a number of simple tasks that may be…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Problem Solving, Fractions
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Chinnappan, Mohan; Lawson, Michael – Hiroshima Journal of Mathematics Education, 1996
Presents a framework for differentiating between five levels of extension of knowledge: basic features, forms, rules, application, and elaboration. Comparison of the extent of knowledge use exhibited by (n=14) Year-11 Australian students on a range of plane geometry problems found that high-achieving students exhibited greater extension of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Plane Geometry