Answer to Question #231631 in Math for LEBOGANG

Question

how would you facilitate the teaching and learning of mathematics in terms of what it means to do mathematics

what is mathematical proficiency and how it can be applied in the mathematics classroom

Answer 1

Effective teaching of mathematics establishes clear goals for the mathematics that students are learning, situates goals within learning progressions, and uses the goals to guide instructional decisions.

Mathematically proficient students understand and use stated assumptions, definitions, and previously established results in constructing arguments. They make conjectures and build a logical progression of statements to explore the truth of their conjectures.