Review Questions

Chapter 1: How Students Learn Mathematics and What Mathematics We Want Them to Learn

1. List a number of reasons why manipulative materials are valuable in the teaching of math.
2. Examine the curriculum for your province and examine the Principles and Standards for School mathematics. How do they mesh?
3. What are some of the goals of a constructivist approach to teaching?
4. How might a view of math as a way of thinking affect a teacher’s teaching approach?
5. How did research suggest that the use of the Cognitively Guided Instruction approach affected teacher behaviour?