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A spiral pattern investigation: making mathematical connections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2020

James Calleja
James Calleja*
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MAKS Building, Room 104A, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta e-mail: james.j.calleja@um.edu.mt
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Nowadays there is considerable agreement among educators that learning mathematics fundamentally involves making mathematics [1]. Students learn mathematics while working on tasks that they consider meaningful and worthwhile, and their interest is aroused when they can see the point of what they are being asked to do. Given that learning mathematics involves a process of meaning-making - the use of mathematical language, symbols and representations as learners negotiate ideas – activities should provide students with a variety of challenging experiences through which they can actively construct mathematical meanings for themselves.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 104 , Issue 560 , July 2020, pp. 262 - 270
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© Mathematical Association 2020

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