Investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environment

This classroom note is focused on the application of inquiry approaches to teaching divisibility in the set of whole numbers. The main attention is devoted to the composition of a sequence of questions implemented within the spreadsheet environment, the solution of which should encourage students to...

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Main Authors: Stanislav Lukáč, Noémi Székelyová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McMaster University 2016-07-01
Series:Spreadsheets in Education
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Online Access:http://epublications.bond.edu.au/ejsie/vol9/iss2/3
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description This classroom note is focused on the application of inquiry approaches to teaching divisibility in the set of whole numbers. The main attention is devoted to the composition of a sequence of questions implemented within the spreadsheet environment, the solution of which should encourage students to actively learn and discover the divisibility rule for number eleven. This is an extra-curricular topic in Slovakia aimed to be taught in extended Mathematics classes as many of their students encounter it in competitions. An important part of the development of the questions on workbook sheets is the implementation of feedback which provides evaluation of students' solutions and auxiliary instructions for the guidance of learning.
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spelling doaj.art-36df7204016443d3a1a88334d794e7952023-01-02T05:50:57ZengMcMaster UniversitySpreadsheets in Education1448-61562016-07-01921192Investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environmentStanislav LukáčNoémi SzékelyováThis classroom note is focused on the application of inquiry approaches to teaching divisibility in the set of whole numbers. The main attention is devoted to the composition of a sequence of questions implemented within the spreadsheet environment, the solution of which should encourage students to actively learn and discover the divisibility rule for number eleven. This is an extra-curricular topic in Slovakia aimed to be taught in extended Mathematics classes as many of their students encounter it in competitions. An important part of the development of the questions on workbook sheets is the implementation of feedback which provides evaluation of students' solutions and auxiliary instructions for the guidance of learning.http://epublications.bond.edu.au/ejsie/vol9/iss2/3inquiry-based teachingdivisibilitywhole numbersproblem solvingspreadsheetfeedback.
spellingShingle Stanislav Lukáč
Noémi Székelyová
Investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environment
Spreadsheets in Education
inquiry-based teaching
divisibility
whole numbers
problem solving
spreadsheet
feedback.
title Investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environment
title_full Investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environment
title_fullStr Investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environment
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environment
title_short Investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environment
title_sort investigation of divisibility in a spreadsheet environment
topic inquiry-based teaching
divisibility
whole numbers
problem solving
spreadsheet
feedback.
url http://epublications.bond.edu.au/ejsie/vol9/iss2/3
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