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Fostering Mathematical Thinking and Creativity: The Percent Problem

Foong, Pui Yee (National Institute of Education, Mathematics and Mathematics Education Group, Nanyang Technological University)

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Research in Mathematical Education / v.14, no.1, 2010 , pp. 51-65 More about this Journal

Abstract

Open-ended problems can foster deeper understanding of mathematical ideas, generating creative thinking and communication in students. High-order thinking tasks such as open-ended problems involve more ambiguity and higher level of personal risks for students than they are normally exposed to in routine problems. To explore the classroom-based factors that could support or inhibit such higher-order processes, this paper also describes two cases of Singapore primary school teachers who have successfully or unsuccessfully implemented an open-ended problem in their mathematics lessons.

Keywords

teaching mathematics problem solving; open-ended problems; creativity;

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