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William “Ted” Mahavier
      Lamar University

The Moore Method: Transformative Experiences

All teaching methods, whether lecture, problem-based, inquiry-based or Moore Method, convey mathematical material to our students.  The difference between any two mathematics courses on the same topic is not the mathematics that we transfer to the student, but in what other opportunities exist for the students.

Not only does the Moore Method offer the opportunity for increased confidence and improved communication skills, it also offers the opportunity for a transformative experience – an experience that somehow changes the student in some substantial, but not easily measured way.