Going with the Flow: Challenging Students to Make Assumptions

Autor/inn/en	Felton, Mathew D.; Anhalt, Cynthia O.; Cortez, Ricardo
Titel	Going with the Flow: Challenging Students to Make Assumptions
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 20 (2015) 6, S.342-349 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0839
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Mathematics; Middle School Students; Mathematics Instruction; State Standards; Mathematical Models; Preservice Teachers; Water; Conservation (Environment); Word Problems (Mathematics); Problem Solving; Mathematical Logic; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; Wasser; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Textaufgabe; Problemlösen; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Many current and future teachers have little experience with modeling and how to integrate it into their teaching. However, with the introduction of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) and its emphasis on mathematical modeling in all grades (CCSSI 2010), this integration has become paramount. Therefore, middle-grades teachers must work to lay the groundwork for modeling, which must then continue into high school. In this article, the authors describe a unit designed to introduce modeling to prospective teachers (referred to in this article as "students") and consider how this unit can illuminate classroom practice. They focus on one problem, the Water Conservation task, which is also well suited for use with middle school students. Because the reasoning and judgement demanded by the modeling process applies at all grade levels, the authors believe this type of experience can further the process of mathematical modeling in the middle school classroom. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01