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Direct linkLomax, Kendra; Alfonzo, Kristin; Dietz, Sarah; Kleyman, Ellen; Kazemi, Elham – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2017
The goals of problem-solving activities in the elementary grades often include making sense of story problems, developing a range of strategies, and reaching accurate solutions. These are important mathematical aims, but they do not fully address the demands of modeling with mathematics as described in the fourth of the Common Core's eight…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Problem Solving
Rigelman, Nicole R. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2011
"Teaching mathematics from a sense-making perspective entails more than solving non-routine problems" (NCTM 2007, p. 85). When teachers want students to see mathematics as something that makes sense, they must furnish opportunities for them to solve problems in their own way and use structures that nurture their reasoning and sense making. The…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
