Abstract

The study summarizes current knowledge of the implementation of inquiry-based mathematics teaching. After the necessary explanation of several concepts we introduce our understanding of inquiry-based teaching in mathematics. Our thoughts are inspired by stimuli from science education, and based on related stimuli and findings in mathematics education. We show (a) how existing educational theories and forms of school practice correspond to the inquiry-based mathematics teaching; (b) what can be a source of mathematical inquiry in school; (c) what are the characteristic mathematical tasks that may lead to inquiry activities of pupils. At the end, we propose several tasks suitable for stimulating inquiry-based mathematics teaching.