Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning (Corwin Mathematics Series)

by Peter Liljedahl

And after six weeks almost 100% of students said that they were either likely or very likely to offer an idea. This, despite the fact that only 50% believed that their idea would lead to a solution. The students were willing to try, irrespective of whether their idea would lead to a solution.