Annotated Bibliography Graphic Organizer 1

Annotated Bibliography Graphic Organizer

Name: Austin Passmore

Source #____ Bibliography (APA) 10 pts	Rao, A. (2014). REASONING IN GEOMETRY THROUGH      SMULLYAN. Mathematics Teaching, (238), 27.
Annotation: (Describe ALL info. that might be important for your paper. Explain to the reader and/or summarize what might be found in this source) 35 pts	This article discusses a technique for teaching logic to students. The author, Rao, learned this technique at an ATM conference from the book The Islands of Professor Smullyan by logician Raymond Smullyan. The technique was to look at the most important sentence in a logic puzzle and to simplify it and any contradictions. Rao tested it by giving two logic puzzles to her Year 7 students and told them to focus on being able to convince the other students of their answer. This technique helped teach the 11-year-old students how to solve logic puzzles. Rao states that this technique can be used when teaching geometry.
Potential Quotes: (Are there any significant quotes you can use or paraphrase from this source?) 15 pts	“The skill was in finding the one crucial statement that was a contradiction or that had the key, usually hidden beneath layers of other statements.” p.27 “This was a skill, it dawned on me, that students needed to use in a variety of topics, not least geometrical reasoning.” p.27 “That weekend my inbox was packed with questions from excited 11-year-olds, asking for hints, expressing exultation at having solved a puzzle and frustration at not having solved another. At school, the class was abuzz.” p.27
Assessment: (Analyze and explain why this source is credible) 15 pts	This article is from the scholarly magazine Mathematics Teaching. The article is written by a mathematics teacher that received the information in her article from an ATM conference, and cites credible logician Raymond Smullyan. This article was also found in Galileo’s database.
Reflection: (How will you potentially use it?) 25 pts	My research this year will be focused on how logic puzzles and brain teasers affect students. This article shows how logic puzzles create excitement within students and make learning fun while being challenging. This article also revealed a technique in teaching logic to students that I will use in class.