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Low attainers exhibiting higher‐order mathematical thinking
Author(s) -
Watson Anne
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.00215
Subject(s) - watson , simple (philosophy) , order (exchange) , higher order thinking , mathematics education , work (physics) , sociology , psychology , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , artificial intelligence , teaching method , engineering , cognitively guided instruction , mechanical engineering , finance , economics
Read alongside the next article by Geoff Tennant, Anne Watson's observation of low attainers ‘caught in the act’ of thinking in mathematically sophisticated ways is illuminating and has a number of important implications, not least for the training of support staff. ‘Is it possible’ she asks, ‘to structure work so that higher‐order thinking is encouraged and noticed even in simple mathematical situations?’