Beyond the Write Answer: Mathematical Connections

Leigh Haltiwanger; Amber M. Simpson

doi:10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.18.8.0492

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Beyond the Write Answer: Mathematical Connections

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 18: Issue 8

Page(s):: 492–498

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.18.8.0492

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Subjects:: Grade(s) or Audience, All grades PK-12, Grades 6-8, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Math Topic, Algebra, Expression/Equation, Linear Equations and Inequalities, Functions and Trigonometry, Functions, Geometry, Shapes, Number, Number Sets and Systems, Probability/Data Analysis and Statistics, Statistics & Probability, Other Topic, Communication, Connections

Keywords:: CCSS.Math.Content.7.RP.A.2b; CCSS.Math.Content.8.F.B.4; CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.C.8c; CCSS.Math.Content.8.F.A.3; CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.B.5; CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.C.8b; CCSS.Math.Content.8.F.A.1; CCSS.Math.Content.7.SP.C.5; CCSS.Math.Content.7.EE.B.4b; CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.B.6; CCSS.Math.Content.8.G.B.7; CCSS.Math.Content.8.G.B.8; CCSS.Math.Content.8.SP.A.2; CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.3; CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B.4; CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.6c; CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.6b; CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.B.5; CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.B.5c; CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.8

Allowing students to write in mathematics class can promote critical thinking, illustrate an awareness of mathematical connections, and result in clear communication as they share ideas comfortably with peers.

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^*Leigh Haltiwanger, haltiwa@clemson.edu, and Amber M. Simpson, amsimps@clemson.edu, are doctoral students in Curriculum and Instruction in Mathematics at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Haltiwanger teaches in the School of Education. Her interests include disciplinary literacy and using technology to drive inquiry in mathematics. Simpson is interested in finding innovative ways to support preservice and in-service teachers in teaching mathematics.

(Corresponding author is Haltiwanger haltiwa@clemson.edu)

(Corresponding author is Simpson amsimps@clemson.edu)

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Article Category:: Research Article

Print Publication Date:: 01 Apr 2013

Online Publication Date:: Apr 2013

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