Texan Section

This page is devoted to the teaching method developed and practiced by Robert Lee Moore at the University of Texas from 1920-1969. This method is now known as the "Moore method" or the "Texas method" and the following links are in one way or another related to Dr. Moore and his methods. At least two colleagues of Moore's, Hubert Stanley Wall and Hyman Joseph Ettlinger, worked closely with Moore during much of this period.

• Anecdotes These Texan "Believe It or Not!" stories were related to me over the years and concern events on the 3rd floor of Benedict Hall at UT during Moore's reign.

• A Gentler Discovery Method An article I wrote about the method that appeared in College Teaching. See many more articles at the link below to the Legacy of R. L. Moore Project.

• The Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics JIBLM publishes classroom tested course guides designed for inquiry-based courses in university level mathematics. "Inquiry-based" means any form of constructivist, discovery-based, Moore method, problem-based or Socratic pedagogy that replaces traditional lectures and textbooks with some form of student centered activities.

• Mathematical Descendants Project This is a list of Moore's, Wall's, and Ettlinger's descendants. The "Number of Descendants" buttons are still inoperable until futher coding is done.

• Legacy of R. L. Moore Project The best site to learn about Moore method teaching, as well as the history, and life of R. L. Moore.

• Panel Sessions on the Moore Method at the 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 Joint Meetings of AMS and MAA.

• My personal connection to the Texas Method.