Abstract
What is mathematical inquiry?
Mathematical inquiry is a process in which students respond to ill-structured, open-ended questions that reflect the authentic problems we encounter in 'real' life. This is unlike most problems we teach in mathematics, which are well-structured and close-ended. An open-ended ill-structured question has no single correct answer. It contains ambiguities in the problem or in the process of solving the problem that require students to make a number of decisions. This means that the emphasis is on the reasoning, judgements and evidence students provide rather than just on the answer (see Developing good inquiry questions on p 15).
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Carlton South, Australia |
| Publisher | Curriculum Press |
| Number of pages | 104 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781742004839 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
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