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Guessing and Testing – A Sequence of Fallibilistic Lessons

Annual – 1970 – Active Learning in Mathematics

Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association

54 – 67

Guessing and Testing – A Sequence of Fallibilistic Lessons

A. J. Dawson

It seems to be a characteristic of the current activity in mathematics education to focus on the active learning approach to the teaching of mathematics. Several subgroupings of methods relevant to an active learning orientation can be identified. For example, the games approach is designed to foster enjoyable concentrated activities by children in the classroom frequently motivated by the use of physical materials.