Integrating Content to Create Problem-Solving Opportunities

Autor/in	Beigie, Darin
Titel	Integrating Content to Create Problem-Solving Opportunities
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 13 (2008) 6, S.352-360 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0839
Schlagwörter	Thinking Skills; Problem Solving; Educational Opportunities; Algebra; Mathematics Instruction; Grade 7; Secondary School Mathematics; Teaching Methods; Mathematical Concepts; Middle School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Problemlösen; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	This article describes one seventh-grade teacher's classroom efforts to integrate traditional exercises from different content areas to form more robust questions that provide genuine problem-solving opportunities for students. These exercises are illustrated by connecting the Pythagorean theorem with a variety of prealgebra topics. Since the problems are generally the result of combining two specific procedures from different content areas, they can be viewed as perhaps closely related to traditional exercises. However, the need to discern and combine distinct techniques from different content areas usually presents students with a challenging problem-solving situation. Such experiences not only foster higher-order thinking skills among the students, they also lead to a deeper understanding and a better mastery of mathematical content. (Contains 14 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10