SED 535  Contemporary Mathematics Teaching      Assignment         Due: September 23, 2008

 

 

Read: 

Graeber, A.O.  (1993).  Mathematics and the reality of the student: Bringing the two together. In R.B. Davis & C.A. Maher (Eds.), Schools, mathematics, and the world of reality, (pp. 213-235).  Boston: Allyn and Bacon.  (Reader)

 

 

Think about (no need to submit):

What is the difference, if any, between a mathematical misconception and a mathematical error?  If you think they refer to different phenomena, do you see them as mutually exclusive or do they relate or overlap in any way? 

 

 

Due September 23: 

á          Submit Analysis of Questioning assignment.  (Strong Recommendation: When you think you have completed the written analysis, crosscheck your work against the checklist I provide in Step 3 on the assignment sheet and against the scoring rubric.)

á          Come prepared to make your 5-minute presentation to a small group (see Step 4).