Selecting and Sequencing Student Solutions

What question might a teacher ask to help a student recognize an error in their representation?

• How many solutions did you find?

• How are you representing ___?

• What is the final answer?

• Can you solve it faster?

What is the benefit of comparing different visual representations?

• It reduces the need for discussion

• It helps students understand different approaches

• It limits the number of solutions

• It focuses on memorization

What should teachers encourage students to do with their solution strategies?

• Always connect to a standard algorithm

• Share and discuss them

• Ignore them

• Forget them

What is one outcome of students reflecting on their thought processes?

• They become more confused

• They adopt new approaches

• They rely solely on teacher guidance

• They avoid making mistakes

What is one way students can become active participants in learning mathematics?

• By memorizing solutions

• By sharing and comparing solution strategies

• By avoiding group work

• By focusing only on individual work

What is one benefit of students explaining their solutions?

• It helps them memorize solutions

• It provides insight into their understanding

• It discourages independent thinking

• It makes them rely on others

What is the importance of critiquing the reasoning of others?

• It helps students memorize facts

• It improves their own reasoning skills

• It discourages collaboration

• It focuses only on correct answers

What can teachers highlight from student work?

• Mathematics ideas and lesson objectives

• The student's thinking

• Mathematical interest

• The student's family background

How can errors in student work be used?

• As springboards for additional learning

• To criticize students

• To grade students

• To assign iReady lessons

How should students' understanding be built throughout a lesson or session?

• By transitioning from one set of solutions to the next

• By making them memorize facts

• By having them draw pictures

• By making them use manipulatives