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'Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics shows us ways to listen and observe children and their mathematical understandings so we can find better ways to help them take their next learning steps. This book is a gift to educators who ′seek to understand before being understood.′'—From the Foreword by Anne Davies'A fresh and unique resource for mathematics teachers who recognize the importance of carefully establishing the starting points of instruction in terms of what students already know. The collection of assessment probes is inventive, engaging for students, and invaluable for teachers.'—Richard H. Audet, Associate Professor, Roger Williams UniversityUse formative assessment probes to take the guesswork out of mathematics instruction and improve learning!Students learn at varying rates, and if a misconception in mathematics develops early, it may be carried from year to year and obstruct a student′s progress. To identify fallacies in students′ preconceived ideas, Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics offers educators a powerful diagnostic technique in the form of field-tested assessment probes—brief, easily administered activities to determine students′ thinking on core

Author

Cheryl M. Rose Tobey; Leslie Minton; Carolyn B. Arline

Publisher

Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781412940368

Subjects

Mathematics, Philosophy, Education