TY - JOUR AU - Jeffrey Stanford, PY - 2022/09/08 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Development of Adaptive Reasoning in the Mathematics Classroom JF - Learning to Teach Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Through Research and Practice JA - LearnTeach VL - 11 IS - 1 SE - Section on Mathematics DO - UR - https://openjournals.utoledo.edu/index.php/learningtoteach/article/view/580 SP - AB - <p><span class="TextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">Each</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0"> strand of mathematical proficiency require</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0"> the development of sometimes overlapping skills. Instead of debating which strand demands the most attention, mathematics educators have been discussing ways in which to adequately develop every strand. Adaptive reasoning </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0"> a set of skills that can be difficult to develop and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">may </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">require teachers to adjust their established teaching practices. If educators have access to successful researched-based </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">instructional</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0"> strategies, they w</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">ill</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0"> be better prepared to develop these skills in their students. There is widespread agreement that students who are unable to adequately reason will have limited mathematical proficiency</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">, and t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">here are several </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">research-based strategies educators can use</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0"> to develop adaptive reasoning skills in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">young </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207486027 BCX0">students of mathematics.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW207486027 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}"> </span></p> ER -