From soliciting answers to eliciting reasoning: Questioning our questions in digital math tasks

Authors

Heather L. Johnson, University of Colorado Denver
Gary Olson, University of Colorado Denver
Amber Gardner, University of Colorado Denver
Amy Smith, University of Colorado Denver

Abstract

How can classroom teachers and task designers pose questions to promote students’ reasoning? The authors share a Toy Car task, developed in Desmos, then provide three design principles guiding task questions.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Heather L.; Olson, Gary; Gardner, Amber; and Smith, Amy (2018) "From soliciting answers to eliciting reasoning: Questioning our questions in digital math tasks," Colorado Mathematics Teacher: Vol. 51: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://digscholarship.unco.edu/cmt/vol51/iss1/2