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Math Articles: Mathematics Through Problem Solving
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Mathematics Through Problem Solving. Institute of Sathya Sai Education, Hong Kong. What Is A 'Problem-Solving Approach'? As the emphasis has shifted from teaching problem solving to teaching via. Interactions between students/students and teacher/students (Van Zoest et al., 1994). Mathematical dialogue and consensus between students (Van Zoest et al., 1994). Teachers accepting right/wrong answers in a non-evaluative way (Cobb et al., 1991). Schoenfeld also suggested that a go...
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Math Articles: Manipulatives: The Missing Link in High School Math
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Manipulatives: The Missing Link in High School Math. By Marilyn Curtain- Phillips, M. Ed. The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal Unknown. Burns, M. How to make the most of math manipulatives – A fresh look at getting students’ heads —. 8212; around math concepts. Sharma, M. (1987). How to take a child from concrete to abstract. Math Note book, 5, 8-10. Spikell, M. (1993). Teaching mathematics with manipulat...TIMSS...
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Math Articles: What is Problem Solving?
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. What is Problem Solving? Click here for a printable version of the article. I was invited to the Math Olympiad Summer Program. Formula sheets are not really math. Memorizing formulas is no more mathematics than memorizing dates is history or memorizing spelling words is literature. I gave him the formula sheets. (Alex must later have learned also that the formula sheets were fool’s gold – he became a Rhodes scholar.). I had painfully learned at MOP that. 2009 SCIENCE ENVIRONM...
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Math Articles: Tips For New Math Teachers
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Tips For New Math Teachers. Try not to frown on wrong answers. It discourages students from participating. Critical thinking and honest effort are more important than correct answers. There is no teaching without control of your class. It is better to fall behind by a day or two early in the year to address discipline, than to have an uphill battle all year long over behavior. In some schools, math is the only subject where students are grouped by ability (i.e. homoge...He go...
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Math Articles: Math and Social Injustice
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Math and Social Injustice. When you walk into a typical math class on a typical day in almost any school, you'll notice that most of the students are bored and distracted. That, believes Jonathan Osler, founder of RadicalMath, is a social justice issue. Math classes should give students the tools to better understand their reality. Who cares if ' Train A. Goes x 4 times faster than train B. When your community isn't adequately served by public transportation? RadicalMath....
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Math Articles: Helpful Hints for Taking Math Tests
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Helpful Hints for Taking Math Tests. Especially standardized tests such as SSAT, PSAT, SAT, etc.). By Virginia W. Strawderman, Ph.D. The night before the test get plenty of sleep. Eat well prior to the test (both protein and carbohydrates.). Take your I.D., three of four pencils, your watch (and if allowed, a calculator with freshly installed batteries.). Arrive at the test site a little early. FOR PAPER and PENCIL TESTS. As you go through the problems:. Also write the letter...
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Math Articles: How to Write a Solution
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. How to Write a Solution. By Richard Rusczyk and Mathew Crawford. You've figured out the solution to the problem - fantastic! One note of warning: many of the problems we use for examples are extremely challenging problems. Beginners, and even intermediate students, should not be upset if they have difficulty solving the problems on their own. Table of Contents for How to Write a Solution. Readers Are Not Interpreters. SdrawkcaB knihT, Write Forwards. 2009 SCIENCE ENVIRONMENTA...
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Math Articles: Cooperative Learning Techniques
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Cooperative learning is more elaborate than group work activity. Cooperative learning should be employed as part of a classroom management system. If you train your students to work effectively in groups, the results can be a very productive (and fun) learning environment. I then create a handout that lists the name of each group and its members in alphabetical order. This handout is distributed to the class, along with a list of cooperative learning rules (see below). Be ope...
