D. DESCRIPTION OF FRAMEWORK COMPONENTS
5. Articulating the Principles of an Inquiry Approach
D5.1. Identifying characteristics of math inquiry experiences
List of materials available about "Identifying
characteristics of math inquiry experiences":
- Logistics and scheduling information. (In-service program / Methods
course)
- Facilitator's plans (In-service program / Methods course)
- Instructional materials:
- slide with key characteristics
of inquiry-based mathematics instruction
(photocopy ready - use the "BACK" button on your browser
to return here)
- slide with key stages
of an inquiry cycle (photocopy
ready - use the "BACK" button on your browser to return here)
- text of reading assignments
(In-service program
/Methods course)
- "Characteristic features of teaching mathematics
through inquiry" (Borasi & Fonzi, 1998) - this essay is an
adaptation for teachers of the main text of Section C1, and we recommend
it for the first reading assignment (available in hard copy ONLY, in the
booklet "Suggested readings for the participants")
- "Major assumptions and implications of an inquiry
approach" (Borasi, 1993)
-- paper assigned as a reading in some of our early implementations
- additional essays on inquiry available in these materials (already referred to in Section C1):
- "Rationale for an inquiry approach to mathematics
instruction" (Borasi, 1996)
-- this essay develops a critique of the transmission paradigm and articulates
the alternative set of assumptions characterizing an inquiry approach
- "Rethinking the nature of mathematics as a humanistic
discipline" (Borasi, 1992) --
this essay provides an argument for a more humanistic view of mathematics,
along with various supporting examples
- Participants' work:
- Participants' feedback: (Methods course)
D5.2. Analyzing classroom vignettes from an inquiry
perspective
List of materials available about "Analyzing classroom
vignettes from an inquiry perspective":
- Logistics and scheduling information. (In-service program / Methods
course)
- Facilitator's plans:
- Instructional materials:
- vignette examined in the In-service program (In-service program)
-- (photocopy-ready - use the "BACK" button on your browser to
return here)
- text of written assignment
(Methods course)
- Participants' work:
- newsprint recording the characteristics of inquiry
lessons identified in the discussion of a vignette (In-service program)
- sample of participants' written analysis of a chosen
vignette (Methods
course)
- Participants' feedback (Methods course)
D5.3. Examining implications for assessment
List of materials available about "Exploring implications
for assessment":
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