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Peer reviewedWhite, Paul; Sullivan, Peter; Warren, Elizabeth; Quinlan, Cyril – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Discusses the advantages of teaching with open-ended tasks and compares students' responses to open-ended, closed-area, and perimeter tasks. (ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Grade 7, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedClarke, David; Sullivan, Peter – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Discussed is the case for problem solving in mathematics classrooms. The characteristics of "good" questions are identified. The assessment of questions and questioning techniques is considered. (CW)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedSullivan, Peter; Clarke, David – Arithmetic Teacher, 1991
Presents three features of "Good" questions: requires students to do more than simply remember a strategy to answer; promotes student learning while answering the question; and have several acceptable answers. Considers how questions can be used to cater to the range of student abilities. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Developmental Tasks, Discovery Learning
