Assessment Can Support Reasoning and Sense Making

Autor/in	Suurtam, Christine
Titel	Assessment Can Support Reasoning and Sense Making
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher, 106 (2012) 1, S.28-33 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5769
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Education; Grade 7; Mathematics Teachers; Thinking Skills; Mathematics Instruction; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Research Projects; Academic Achievement; Formative Evaluation; Questionnaires; Case Studies; Mathematical Logic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Denkfähigkeit; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Forschungsvorhaben; Schulleistung; Fragebogen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik
Abstract	"Reasoning and sense making should occur in every classroom every day," states "Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making" (NCTM 2009, p. 5). As this book suggests, reasoning can take many forms, including explorations and conjectures as well as explanations and justifications of student thinking. Sense making, on the other hand, is "developing understanding of a situation, context, or concept by connecting it with existing knowledge" (NCTM 2009, p. 4). Classroom assessment can provide opportunities for students to share and enhance their mathematical reasoning and sense making, allowing student reasoning and sense making to become visible to students and teachers so that they can respond in appropriate ways. However, what does such assessment actually look like in classrooms? This article draws on a multiyear research project of grades 7-10 mathematics teachers to describe assessment practices that support students' mathematical reasoning and sense making. (Contains 4 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10