The Moore Method
A Tradition of Active Student Learning in
Mathematics
“That student is taught the best who is
told the least.”
•R.L. Moore’s Method of
Teaching
–Only the class
framework is provided by the instructor
–The instructor assigns problems to the class, but does not “teach”
–Students work on
assigned problems outside of class
–Students present
solutions in front of the class
–The students in the
audience act as a “jury” for the validity of the presentations
–The instructor insures
the correctness of the mathematical content both
on the board and in the student discussions