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Jacobs, Victoria R.; Empson, Susan B.; Case, Joan M.; Dunning, Amy; Jessup, Naomi A; Krause, Gladys; Pynes, D'Anna – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2022
In this article, the authors introduce and illustrate a new activity that involves "follow-up equations," which are equations that follow up on ideas children have already expressed when solving fraction story problems. Specifically, teachers pose story problems and purposely attend to fraction ideas that arise in children's strategies…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics)
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Baker, Katherine; Jessup, Naomi A.; Jacobs, Victoria R.; Empson, Susan B.; Case, Joan – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
Productive struggle is an essential part of mathematics instruction that promotes learning with deep understanding. A video scenario is used to provide a glimpse of productive struggle in action and to showcase its characteristics for both students and teachers. Suggestions for supporting productive struggle are provided.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Student Problems