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What That Mistake Tells You
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Trueman, Jennifer – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2019
Mistakes are a window into students' mathematical understanding. Taking the time to analyze mistakes can inform you of where students are in their thinking. They can also guide you with respect to how to proceed with instruction. Introduced here are two categories of mistakes: meaty mistakes and minor mistakes. Meaty mistakes demonstrate gaps in…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Error Correction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction
Fractions, Number Lines, Third Graders
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Cramer, Kathleen; Ahrendt, Sue; Monson, Debra; Wyberg, Terry; Colum, Karen – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2017
The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) (CCSSI 2010) outlines ambitious goals for fraction learning, starting in third grade, that include the use of the number line model. Understanding and constructing fractions on a number line are particularly complex tasks. The current work of the authors centers on ways to successfully…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Instruction, Fractions, Numbers