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Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 54 Issue 1, June 2017
11 to 15
What Problem Are They Posing? Viewing Group: Problem Solving Through an Enactivist Lens
Nat Banting
Instructional practices that facilitate deep mathematical understanding and elicit student thinking were thrust into the limelight by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) by two and a half decades’ worth of influential curriculum documents () 989, 2000, 2014). Closer to home, the Western and Northern Canadian Protocol (2008) called for similar pedagogical approaches in the mathematics classroom, including the incorporation of meaningful student discussion as a channel for developing mathematical understanding. Group problem solving presents itself as a key structure for the classroom teacher attempting to fulfill these curricular man dates.
