ERIC Number: EJ1209106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1072-0839
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Using Disagreement to Get Students Talking
Stephan, Michelle; Smith, Jennifer
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v24 n5 p274-280 Mar 2019
Engaging in argumentation can lead to an increase in the development of critical-thinking skills, not to mention academic achievement, emotional maturity, and academic and communication skills. If argumentation is such an effective format for developing rigorous academic ideas, how might it be used in discussion-oriented classrooms to engage students more deeply in mathematics content? Can it provide equitable access to mathematics and engage all students? In this article, the authors explore these two questions by presenting examples from their seventh-grade inclusion classroom in which they used argumentation to motivate struggling learners to engage more deeply in the content and in classroom discussions.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Mathematics, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Learner Engagement, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Thinking Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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