An organizer of mathematical statements for teachers: The six-cell matrix

Michal Tabach*, Esther Levenson, Ruthi Barkai, Pessia Tsamir, Dina Tirosh, Tommy Dreyfus

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Abstract

Policy documents and researchers agree that proofs and proving should become common mathematical practice in school mathematics. Towards this end, teachers are encouraged to implement proving activities in their classrooms. This article suggests a tool that may help teachers to integrate proofs and proving in their practice - the six-cell matrix. In addition to presenting the tool, we demonstrate how the tool may be used by teachers in four phases of their practice: planning a sequence of lessons, during a lesson, as an assessment tool, and as a way of making sense of learning materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)765-777
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Volume43
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation900/06

    Keywords

    • mathematical statements
    • proof and proving
    • teaching tool

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