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Mathematical reasoning is an argument made, to justify ones process, procedure, or conjecture, to create strong conceptual foundations and connections, in order for students to be able to process new information. Mathematical reasoning moves students beyond simply memorization of facts, towards thinking beyond the rules and procedures to forming their own questions and conjectures. Reasoning requires well-developed tasks and pre-planned questions, in order for students to communicate at the higher-levels of comprehension that mathematical reasoning requires. Mathematical reasoning is much more involved than asking Why?

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Hal 3. Hutchinson (2010) suggests a few different components that will help make mathematical reasoning tasks successful. The first component is that tasks need to allow students to solve the problem in multiple ways. Another example is that tasks can have multiple correct answers. Finally, it is acceptable for tasks to be outside of the discipline of study; One or two well-designed problems will provide a wealth of material to discuss (p. 46).

Hal 6 mathematical reasoning will be defined as an argument made to justify ones process, procedure, or conjecture, to create strong conceptual foundations, in order for students to be able to process new information in math and other content areas.