From Notes to Strings

Autor/inn/en	Wieman, Rob; Freedman, Lindsay; Albright, Paul; Nolen, Deb; Onda, Jessica
Titel	From Notes to Strings
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 114 (2021) 12, S.956-963 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5769
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Mathematics; Mental Computation; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Algebra; Calculus; Problem Solving; Language Usage; Mathematical Logic; Faculty Development; Secondary School Mathematics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Kopfrechnen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Problemlösen; Sprachgebrauch; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik
Abstract	During professional development, the authors learned about strings--a powerful instructional routine used in elementary classrooms to elicit students' mental mathematics strategies and use those strategies to build conceptual understanding. Strings provided the authors with a way to make relatively small changes to guided notes in algebra 1, algebra 2, precalculus, and AP calculus classes. Over time, this led to profound changes in the students. They actively worked to solve problems in multiple ways without being shown what to do first; they used more precise mathematical language in their explanations; and they began to regularly describe and justify their thinking and question the reasoning of others. Finally, they gained a better grasp of the techniques the authors wanted them to learn and also why these techniques worked and how they were connected to underlying mathematical ideas. This article discusses what a string is, how strings are structured, designing and planning strings, and facilitating strings. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01