Becca's Investigation.

Whitin, David J.

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ERIC Number: EJ474910

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Becca's Investigation.

Whitin, David J.

Arithmetic Teacher, v41 n2 p78-81 Oct 1993

The author analyzes his 11-year-old daughter's investigation of patterns in multiplication. In an investigation initiated herself, Becca generates hypotheses, discovers patterns, asks questions, and discards procedures that do not produce desired results. Providing a classroom environment that values questioning is a key recommendation. (MLN)

Descriptors: Arithmetic, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Inquiry, Investigations, Learning Processes, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Number Concepts, Patterns in Mathematics, Personal Narratives, Questioning Techniques

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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