Sentences with phrase «math problems after»

Some research subjects were presented with math problems after each segment while others were not.

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In Japan, 41 percent of students» time in math class was still spent on basic practice — churning through one problem after another — but 44 percent was devoted to more creative stuff: inventing new procedures or adapting familiar procedures to unfamiliar material.

I worry that after the teacher explains her curriculum she will hand out a math test — the kind where every problem is filled with a combination of numbers, letters and those odd symbols that look like they belong in foreign street signs.

Usually before and after class, Linda Blanco can be found discussing some complicated math problem with her students.

After recruiting a sample of 587 demographically diverse parents and their first - grade children in the Chicago area, they randomly assigned some families to use a math - based iPad app that involved reading short stories and answering questions on topics such as counting, shapes, and problem solving.

8 Fundamental Problem Solved After 100 Years The proof of the Poincaré conjecture is the math story of the whole 21st century...

It turns out that they'd been switching between the pages to see who was in the lead after completing each math problem.

To ensure plenty of time for puzzling and reasoning, she started her lesson with independent work time, moving into the teacher - centered portion of the lesson only after students had been studying the problem, first independently and then in pairs, for more than half of their math block.

«After school one day, she gave me this workbook with math problems in it, and she said, «I want you to take it home and do this.»

North Carolina education officials last week ordered a major audit of the state's testing and accountability program to determine the soundness of the system after problems emerged over interim scoring measures for the state's end - of - grade math exam.

I have weekly meetings with the teams to discuss an array of topics including academics, after - school tutoring for at - risk students, behavior problems, parent concerns, truancy, curriculum mapping, and tri-annual online reading and math test results.

This activity is best used after students have had experience reading and solving math word problems as a class, in small - groups, and independently.

We all can remember being stuck at our seats doing math problems long after learning had reached the point of diminishing returns — just so the teacher could keep us busy and quiet.

After class, I can check their high scores and the amount of time spent on task, and see which math problems were causing the most confusion — which helps me plan better lessons in future.

Students from two Australian schools have proved jet lag is no barrier when it comes to their problem solving skills after winning through to the finals of an international maths challenge.

Higher - order math principles can easily be taught alongside the popular tricks and shortcuts that help younger children find the answers to tough problems; but Common Core doesn't mandate that math be taught that way because (repeat after me) Common Core is not a curriculum.

After a few weeks of math activities and support informed by the packets and self - assessment, I handed fresh copies of the overview to students, with new problems to match each learning target.

For example, after a student attempts to solve a math problem or balance an equation he or she could produce a screencast explaining the thinking behind the answer.

It is not appropriate to have more advanced learners do extra math problems, extra book reports, or after completing their «regular» work be given extension assignments.

FES's effort to raise alarm about school safety appeared rather suddenly; the campaign kicked off just six days after the release of a widely read New York Times story showing a teacher ripping up a young child's worksheet for not understanding a math problem.

He said that after spending two frustrating hours going over the earlier pages of his son's math quiz, he was stumped by the problem himself.

So after we get our heads around the right way to do the math and realize that nearly half of all the loans that are currently in repayment are exhibiting some form of distress, how should we go about solving the problem?

After all, do you prefer a teacher who would pull your hair (and old - school teachers used to do this) until you give the right answer to a math problem, or one who would take her time to explain how math works and make it a fun and enjoyable learning experience?

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