Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Fluency Flashcard

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What is Procedural Fluency?

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The ability to solve problems using strategies and justifying answers with numbers and reasoning.

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What does Conceptual Understanding mean?

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Building meaning through concrete, pictorial, and abstract models and context.

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Why use concrete or pictorial models?

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To explain or revise a strategy after solving a problem.

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What is a balanced approach in learning math?

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Combining conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.

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What should you do if you forget a math strategy?

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Return to concrete or pictorial models to help remember.

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What is an example of a concrete model?

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Using blocks or counters to represent numbers.

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What is an example of a pictorial model?

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Drawing a picture or diagram to show a math problem.

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Why is memorization not enough in math?

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It doesn't help you understand how to solve problems.

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What does it mean to justify an answer?

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Explaining how you got the answer using reasoning.

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What is an abstract model?

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Using numbers and symbols to represent a problem without physical objects.