DIALOGUE AND EXTENDED discussion play an important part in cognitive and social development. However, it is apparent that such verbal activity is often neglected in mathematics classrooms. There are a number of reasons for this:
1. The mistaken view that mathematics is an instrumental activity.
2. The lack of subject expertise on the part of the teacher
3.
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