Open-Ended Questions and the Process Standards

Autor/in	Sanchez, Wendy B.
Titel	Open-Ended Questions and the Process Standards
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher, 107 (2013) 3, S.206-211 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5769
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Thinking Skills; Cognitive Processes; Questioning Techniques; Secondary School Mathematics; High Schools; Teaching Methods; Academic Standards; Problem Solving; Word Problems (Mathematics); Equations (Mathematics); Mathematics Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Denkfähigkeit; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; High school; Oberschule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Problemlösen; Textaufgabe; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz
Abstract	Open-ended questions, as discussed in this article, are questions that can be solved or explained in a variety of ways, that focus on conceptual aspects of mathematics, and that have the potential to expose students' understanding and misconceptions. When working with teachers who are using open-ended questions with their students for the first time, the author found that they learn a considerable amount about what their students both know and do not know--much more than what they knew before they started using open-ended questions. Teachers are almost always surprised, a little disappointed, but often excited about what they discover. Open-ended questions can help teachers focus their instruction and assessment on NCTM's Process Standards and on reasoning and sense making, which really is the heart of mathematics. Moreover, responses to open-ended questions give teachers so much more information about students' ways of thinking and misconceptions, and these can provide important avenues for further investigation of mathematics. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10