Clock Buddies: An Accessible, Engaging Problem-Solving Activity with Rich Mathematical Content

Autor/inn/en	Borkovitz, Debra K.; Haferd, Thomas
Titel	Clock Buddies: An Accessible, Engaging Problem-Solving Activity with Rich Mathematical Content
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher, 111 (2017) 1, S.16-23 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5769
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Activities; Arithmetic; Problem Solving; Class Activities; Graphs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Problemlösen; Grafische Darstellung
Abstract	Clock Buddies is our favorite first-day-of-class activity. It starts as a nonthreatening icebreaker activity that helps students learn one another's names, but it soon asks students to find their own strategies for solving a real-world scheduling problem. Even highly math phobic students work with others and succeed. Students gain insight from creating different visual representations of the problem and then comparing and contrasting them. The activity can be adapted to last from one class period to much longer time and for different courses and levels. In this article, the authors discuss the mathematics and the pedagogy of Clock Buddies. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-9840; Fax: 703-476-2570; e-mail: NCTM@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/mathematics-teacher/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01