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

by Peter Liljedahl

In all instances mimicking was exhibited by more than half of the class, with slacking, stalling, and faking combining to account for about a quarter of the students. Those trying it on their own—which is what the teacher wanted—only accounted for about 20% of the students.