tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758601466070271713.post8172301008034329099..comments2023-10-20T05:37:10.668-07:00Comments on Maths Education and all that!: How do the Chinese do it? Part 7: The Last Chapter?Rebecca Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973235163335279852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758601466070271713.post-26461279776313274862011-06-13T10:33:35.802-07:002011-06-13T10:33:35.802-07:00On open quesions;
I generally use open question t...On open quesions; <br />I generally use open question to teach students to think with everything they've got all the time. Once they've got the hang of thinking in that way I can get them to apply it what would traditionally be seen to be closed questions too. This happens because they are always seeking to deeply understand the maths they are being taught for themselves, rather than to just rely on remembering methods. Questions do not have to be open for there to be deep thinking going on!Rebecca Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973235163335279852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758601466070271713.post-86486973235692784912011-06-13T10:30:22.732-07:002011-06-13T10:30:22.732-07:00This is a great activity too, but it doesn't f...This is a great activity too, but it doesn't focus on building awareness of the same primitive structures of mathematics as the original S,D,P,Q task does. <br /><br />It's certainly worth doing though and it's worth deliberately trying to tease out exactly what structures and partial structures students are using to support their thinking. Do let us know what you find.Rebecca Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973235163335279852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758601466070271713.post-18243763522667745262011-06-13T09:37:26.857-07:002011-06-13T09:37:26.857-07:00Can we get backwards SDPQ questions like...
Sum =...Can we get backwards SDPQ questions like...<br /><br />Sum = 20<br />Product = 65<br /><br />Get me the quotient and difference.<br /><br />More open = more thinking generally.MrMason78shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293923043275677727noreply@blogger.com