新颁布的《数学课程标准》明确指出：“教师应激发学生的学习积极性,向学生提供充分从事数学活动的机会,帮助他们(学生)在自主探索和合作交流的过程中真正理解和掌握基本的数学知识和技能,数学思想和方法,获得广泛的数学活动的经验。”这就清楚地表明,探究应是初中数学教学的重要方式。 The newly promulgated “Mathematics Curriculum Standards” clearly states: “Teachers should stimulate students’ enthusiasm for learning, provide students with opportunities to fully engage in mathematics activities, and help them (students) truly understand and master the basic process in the process of independent exploration and cooperation and exchange. Mathematical knowledge and skills, mathematical ideas and methods, and experience in a wide range of mathematics activities.” This clearly shows that inquiry should be an important way of mathematics teaching in junior high schools.