A Fair and Balance Approach to the Mean

Autor/inn/en	Peters, Susan A.; Bennett, Victoria Miller; Young, Mandy; Watkins, Jonathan D.
Titel	A Fair and Balance Approach to the Mean
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 21 (2016) 6, S.364-375 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0839
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Secondary School Mathematics; Middle School Students; Common Core State Standards; Mathematical Concepts; Learning Activities; Concept Formation; Thinking Skills; Group Discussion; Graphs; Manipulative Materials; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Common core curriculum; Curriculum; Kerncurriculum; Lernaktivität; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Denkfähigkeit; Gruppendiskussion; Grafische Darstellung; Hilfsmittel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The mean can be interpreted as a fair-share value and as a balance point. Standards documents, including Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) (CCSSI 2010), suggest focusing on both interpretations. In this article, the authors propose a sequence of five activities to help students develop these understandings of the mean, and they offer insights for implementing the activities. They include extensive use of representations, from concrete to abstract (Bruner 1966), to scaffold students' experiences and sequence discussions. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01