Reasoning
Reasoning in maths is recognised as knowing and doing mathematics (NRICH, 2014). Reasoning allows pupils in school to make practise of all their skills in mathematics and reasoning is thought of as the topic that helps all mathematical questions and problems make sense (NRICH, 2014). Reasoning plays a very important role in the mathematics National Curriculum and is tested on children at the end of every key stage meaning it is extremely important that children are taught to fully understand reasoning in order to prepare them for these tests (Oxford Primary, 2017). Reasoning may be needed to complete many maths questions in the classroom, for example when a child is first presented with a new mathematical challenge, reasoning will help them to focus on the relevant knowledge that they may already have relating to the challenge, this will vary from child to child depending on their memory of their past experiences with maths (NRICH, 2014). By asking a child to verbally communicat...
