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Download full textMcLoughlin, M. Padraig M. M. – Online Submission, 2004
The author of this paper submits that humans have a natural inquisitiveness; hence, mathematicians (as well as other humans) must be active in learning. Thus, we must commit to conjecture and prove or disprove said conjecture. Ergo, the purpose of the paper is to submit the thesis that learning requires doing; only through inquiry is learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Active Learning, Inquiry, Validity
