Teaching Secondary Mathematics Overview of the Mathematics Developmental Continuum P-10 Module 2: 2.
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Teaching Secondary
Mathematics
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What do students think?
Some students believe that:
Algebraic letters are abbreviations for words or things
Algebra is a sort of shorthand
Algebraic letters stand for a secret code.
“The meaning of letters in algebra”
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• Students often have difficulty with algebra because of misconceptions in various areas.
“The meaning of letters in algebra”
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• If I add 3 to x + 4 I get 7.
“The meaning of letters in algebra” Examples of Misconceptions
Reason : Ignoring completely the presence of letters. l
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• 8 m and 8m are the same.
“The meaning of letters in algebra” Examples of Misconceptions
Reason : Not distinguishing between letters used as units of measure and as variables..
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• Shirts cost s rupees each and pants cost p rupees a pair. If I buy 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants, what does 3s + 2p represent?
“The meaning of letters in algebra” Examples of Misconceptions
Reason : Treating letters as objects.
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• c = 3 because c is the 3rd letter of the alphabet. y = 4 because in the previous questions y was 4.
“The meaning of letters in algebra” Examples of Misconceptions
Reason : Believing there are rules used to determine whichnumber a letter stands for..
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Teaching for understanding
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• What can you say about p if p + q = 12 and p is a natural number greater than q? p = 7
“The meaning of letters in algebra” Examples of Misconceptions
Reason : Thinking that letters always have one specific value
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• a + b cannot equal a + c.
“The meaning of letters in algebra” Examples of Misconceptions
Reason : Thinking that different letters always representdifferent numbers.
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• 6x = 13, then x = 2
“The meaning of letters in algebra” Examples of Misconceptions
Reason : Thinking that letters can only stand for natural numbers..
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• a + b = ab• 2x + 3 = 5x
Misconceptions aboutNotation
Reason : Combining letters and numbers incorrectly becausethey think that operation symbols answercannot be part of an
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• The area of this rectangle is 3 x x + 4 or x + 4 x 3.
Misconceptions aboutNotation
Reason : Neglecting to use brackets when needed
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• –6x = 12 x=12/6 x= 2
Misconceptions aboutNotation
Reason : Disregarding signs when manipulating expressions.
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Copying other symbol systems letters are often used as:
• Abbreviations for words in everyday life
• Teaching – fruit salad algebra
Students may have developed these misconceptions from:
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Anything wrong with this reasoning?
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Confusions about the meanings of letters: Chacolates ChcoC
Students were asked the following question:
Write an equation which describes the situation » “6 Chacolates cost 12 Rupees”
Correct equation, written by nearly all students,
» 6d = 12, but what does it mean?
Instructions to students:
After you have written the equation, say what quantity each of the numerals and pronumerals represents.
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Student 6 d 12
Anna* amount of Chacolates
Chacolates cost
Ben numeral pronumeral numeral
Cath amount of Chacolates
cost per doughnut
Total price
Dan six Chacolates cost Rs.12
Ellie number of Chacolates
Chacolates price
Interpreting student work 6d=12
* by far most common response
“6 Chacolates cost 12 Rupees”.
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Student 6 d 12
Anna* amount of Chacolates
Chacolates cost
Ben numeral pronumeral numeral
Cath amount of Chacolates
cost per doughnut
Total price
Dan six Chacolates cost Rs.12
Ellie number of Chacolates
Chacolates price
* by far most common response
Only one
correct!
“6 Chacolates cost 12 Rupees”
Interpreting student work 6d=12
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Fran wrote this incorrect equation
2 d = 12
2 = cost of each doughnut
d = number of Chacolates
12 = overall cost
Unusual incorrect response, but Fran is one of the few students who thought carefully about what she really meant.
“6 Chacolates cost 12 Rupees”
Interpreting student work 6d=12
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Famous problem
• At a university there are 6 students for every professor. Let S be the number of students, P be the number of professors,and write an equation.
• Letter as object misconception again
6S = P
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Misconceptions about what a letter stands for in
algebra affect formulating equations
• Students need to understand that:
– A letter stands for one quantity
– The meaning is fixed through the problem
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Illustration 2- Diagnostic item
Write an equation that describes the following situation.
Use b to stand for the number of blue pencils and r to
stand
for the number of red pencils.
I bought some red pencils and some blue pencils and spent
a
total of 90 cents. The blue pencils cost 10 cents each and
the
red pencils cost 6 cents each.
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Explain the following student answers
• 10b + 6r = 90 (correct)
• b+r = 90
• 6b+5r = 90
• b=3, r = 10
I bought some red pencils and some blue pencils and spent a total of 90 cents. The blue pencils cost 10 cents each and the red pencils cost 6 cents each. Write an equation to describe this situation.
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share Rs.47, but Surya gets Rs.5 more than
Jothika.
How much do they each get?
Diagnosing students’ thinking
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Main ideas: how many letters in my name
• Letter stands for number – unknown to audience – possibly can be found by audience
• Reinforces simple substituting, basic syntax, etc
• Students may make harder equation than teacher expects
– creativity, diversity
• Some are equations and some identities: some equations can belong to one person, some to more than one person, and some to everyone
• Equation solving by guess-check-improve.
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How many letters in my Name?
Let a = the number of letters in my first name.
Let b = the number of letters in my family name.
For Lini Marandri, a = 4, b = 8
Sample equation: a + b
= 4 + 8
= 12
For Thy Vo a = 3, b = 2
Sample equation: a + b
= 3 + 2
= 5
.
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Try it at your table:
• Make up 3 equations for your name
• Try to include the variety of equations which
students might write (correct and incorrect)
• Pool your equations and think about what
different
equations will reveal about students’ thinking.
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Sample Equations
Lini Marandri, a=4, b = 8 4+a = b a+a = b ba=84
Thy Vo, a = 3, b = 2 a+b = 5 ab = 1.5 a+a=a 2
Robert Menzies, a=6, b = 7
b-a=1 a-a = b-b b-a+1 = 0
John Curtin, a=4, b=6 ab = 24 2 a + b + a + 1 = 19
Place value confusion is
common with beginners
Some will be identities – true for everyone!
Probably a bracketing
error b – (a+1) = 0
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Lini Marandri, a=4, b = 8
4+a = b a+a = b ba=84
Thy Vo, a = 3, b = 2 a+b = 5 ab = 1.5 a+a=a 2
Robert Menzies, a=6, b = 7
b-a=1 a-a = b-b b-a+1 = 0
John Curtin, a=4, b=6 ab = 24 2 a + b + a + 1 = 19
No need to stay with linear equations
These equations can be easily solved by guess-check, because there are only a few numbers to try.
Sample Equations
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MATHEMATICS
Culture
QuantitativeLiteracy
Technology
Mental Discipline
Research(College Prep)
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Assessment for Learning
Putting the learner at the centre by;
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If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.
--Marian Wright Edelman
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