Gideon L. Weinstein – USMA at West Point
Students' Ways of Knowing Mathematics: Theory and Practice
Students can be mathematically unsophisticated in many ways. For example, they can be mentally silent, resistant to multiple problem-solving procedures, or stuck on the idea that mathematics is a set of procedures without meaning or context. We can begin to address the aforementioned issues by exploring how student development theory (Perry (1970), Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, & Tarule (1986) and Baxter Magolda (1992)) relates to teaching and learning mathematics. This presentation will give participants new ways of recognizing and remediating some types of damaging beliefs about mathematics. It can also be given as an active, hands-on workshop to help participants come up with ways of dealing with the students that reflect their new knowledge about student development theory.
Please Note:
Dr. Weinstein is speaking at the invitation of the Marist College Math Club. Undergraduate math majors are particularly encouraged to attend.
The Math Club will be providing refreshments.
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