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Methods 1/2/3/4 : tasks designed to develop the characteristics possessed by talented mathematicians
Mathematical Association of Victoria (2000)
  • G Williams
  • G Cowling
  • Ray Peck, ACER
  • J Ripon
Abstract
This paper discusses group learning among VCE mathematics students at a combined schools' workshop in Hamilton, Victoria, and at Gippsland Grammar. When tasks with the potential for collaborative groups to discover complexities are used in conjunction with a teaching approach like class collaboration students tend to engage with the tasks, more frequently display the types of characteristics possessed by talented mathematicians, and develop new mathematical understandings. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the tks described in this paper are suitable for such a purpose.
Keywords
  • Cooperation,
  • Educational environment,
  • Learning activities,
  • Learning processes,
  • Mathematical aptitude,
  • Mathematic skills,
  • Teaching methods,
  • Group activities,
  • Secondary education,
  • Upper secondary years
Publication Date
December, 2000
Comments
ISBN 1876677856
Citation Information
G Williams, G Cowling, Ray Peck and J Ripon. "Methods 1/2/3/4 : tasks designed to develop the characteristics possessed by talented mathematicians" Mathematical Association of Victoria (2000)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ray_peck/14/