R.L. Moore - Pioneer of Math Education Reform

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “R.L. Moore - Pioneer of Math Education Reform #2” [Hake (2013)]. The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT: Contrary to the misrepresentation of the “Moore Method” http://bit.ly/LElQzB by direct instructionist Wayne Bishop at http://bit.ly/137Wvvk I excerpt ten commentaries demonstrating that the Moore Method is, in fact, (a) an example of “math education reform,” and (b) taught by a “guide on the side.” The commentators are:

1. Keith Devlin (1999) in “The Greatest Math Teacher Ever” part 1 at http://bit.ly/12GYCSR and part 2 at http://bit.ly/17pBWdu.

2. Educational Achievement Foundation’s (2006) “A Quick-Start Guide to the Moore Method” at http://bit.ly/ZvQZly.

3. Paul Halmos in “The Problem of Learning to Teach” (Halmos, Moise, & Piranian, 1975) at http://bit.ly/12BgyOP.

4. F. Burton Jones (1977) in “The Moore method” at http://bit.ly/17nyIaB.

5. Albert C. Lewis (1999) in “Reform and Tradition in Mathematics Education: The Example of R.L. Moore” at http://bit.ly/YbjUoy.

6. G. Edgar Parker (1992) “Getting More from Moore” at http://bit.ly/YbmaMI.

7. The MAA review of The Moore Method: A Pathway to Learner-Centered Instruction [Coppin, Mahavier, May, & G.E. Parker (2009)] at http://bit.ly/LEdug3.

8. “Discovery Learning Project” at the University of Texas (2013) at http://bit.ly/12FqZEW.

9. Lucille S. Whyburn (1970) “Student oriented teaching-The Moore Method” at http://bit.ly/YNS5X4.

10. David Zitarelli (2004) in “The origin and early impact of the Moore Method” at http://bit.ly/149JYIJ.
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Hake, R.R. 2013. “R.L. Moore - Pioneer of Math Education Reform #2,”online on the OPEN Net-Gold archives at http://yhoo.it/XPvHhp. Post of 16 Apr 2013 09:57:44-0700 to AERA-L and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post were transmitted to several discussion lists.

Re: Confessions of a Public Speaker - ADDENDA

Some blog followers may be interested a post [Hake (2010b)] of the above title. The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT: In a previous post [Hake (2010a)] I pointed to Scott Berkun's (2009) excellent "Confessions of a Public Speaker." Later I became aware of three other valuable papers on public speaking and writing: (a) “Giving an Academic Talk'" by Berkeley computer scientist Jonathan Shewchuk (undated), (b) "How to talk Mathematics" [Halmos (1974)], and (c) "How to write Mathematics" [Halmos (1970)]. The latter two are by the late mathematician and expositor Paul Halmos .

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Berkun, S. 2009. Confessions of a Public Speaker. O'Reilly Media, publisher's information, including the table of contents and a short video are at http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596802004. Note the "Browse Contents" feature. Amazon.com information at http://tinyurl.com/y9z37ag. Note the searchable “Look Inside” feature. For two free chapters from the book see http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2010/free-chapters-from-confessions.

Hake, R.R. 2010a. “Re: Confessions of a Public Speaker,” online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at http://tinyurl.com/yh3hujm . Post of 25 Feb 2010 08:29:05-0800 to AERA-L, Phys-L, PhysLrnR, and Net-Gold. In addition, the abstract and URL for the complete post was transmitted to various discussion lists. The abstract is also online at http://hakesedstuff.blogspot.com/2010/02/re-confessions-of-public-speaker.html with a provision for comments.

Hake, R.R. 2010b. “Re: Confessions of a Public Speaker – ADDENDA,” online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at http://tinyurl.com/yat23vy. Post of 27 Feb 2010 11:00:27-0800 to AERA-L, Net-Gold, and PhysLrnR. The abstract is also being transmitted to various discussion lists.

Halmos, P.R. 1970. “How to write Mathematics,” L'Enseignement Mathématique 16; online as a 3.4 MB pdf at http://tinyurl.com/ydmfnov.

Halmos, P.R. 1974. “How to talk Mathematics,“ Notices of AMS 21: 155-158; online at http://www.math.northwestern.edu/graduate/Forum/HALMOS.html . Summary: "My recommendations amount to this: make it simple, organized and short. Make your lecture simple (special and concrete); be sure to prove something and ask something; prepare, in detail; organize the content and adjust to the level of the audience; keep it short, and, to be sure of doing so, prepare it so as to make it flexible. Remember that you are talking in order to attract the listeners to your subject and to inform them about it; and remember that less is more."

Shewchuk, J. undated. "Giving an Academic Talk," online at http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jrs/speaking.html. Summary: “. . . .minimize words and maximize pictures. Your slides are not there to remind you what to say. Bullet points make your audience feel your talk is in bullet time."