All Talk and More Action

Autor/in	Williams-Candek, Maryellen
Titel	All Talk and More Action
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 22 (2016) 3, S.162-170 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0839
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Algebra; Grade 7; Middle School Students; Mathematical Concepts; Prior Learning; Equations (Mathematics); Problem Solving; Discussion (Teaching Technique) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Vorkenntnisse; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Problemlösen
Abstract	How better to begin the study of linear equations in an algebra class than to determine what students already know about the subject? A seventh-grade algebra class in a suburban school undertook a project early in the school year that was completed before they began studying linear relations and functions. The project, which might have been assigned at the end of a unit in a traditional class, was assigned "before" the start of the unit. By assigning the project early in the unit, students' prior learning and initial understanding became apparent, offering both a subject for mathematical reasoning and the construction of mathematical arguments. The objective of the project was to determine students' understanding of proportional relationships regarding ratios, proportions, and equation representations that are more formal and typically part of an algebra I curriculum. A bibliography is included. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01