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  #1 mmaclin on 20 Mar 18

   

  (Week 7: Shawntel Coleman and Maia Maclin)
  
  This link can be found in diigo. https://www.diigo.com/item/pdf/5t1hh/ci4v?k=4680022735e23fbe5ffdb87b40dbf85b
  
  The purpose of this article is to explore methods of teaching students problem solving skills. This four-step method highlighted in the article is designed to be self-motivational and flexible when integrating other strategies. The discussed methods are intended for students to learn other problem solving strategies to effectively solve most types of mathematical problems. The article describes four steps that are believed to improve problem solving. These steps are: understanding the problem, devising a plan to solve the problem, implementing the plan, and reflecting on the problem. By separating the teaching approach into four steps, the teacher can easily identify which step the student is struggling with to focus on improving content and methods in that area. Ideally the students should be able to use a medley of acquired skills to solve mathematic equations in the future.
  The importance of this article for my team is the focus on comprehension. Our target problem was how to increase reading comprehension for students to be able to solve mathematic word problems. In order for a student to find a solution to the math problem, they must first understand what they are being asked solve. Therefore, step 1 of the strategies in this article is the most applicable to our implementation plan. The article discusses different ways to help with comprehension, including Frayer Vocabulary Model, graphic organizers, SQR, and paraphrase. Most importantly the visual and group strategies for comprehension align with our implementation plan steps one and two. The team's goal with using collaborative strategies is to encourage students to pose questions and possible outcomes that prompt, engage, and challenge each student's method to find a solution. Hopefully the visual and collaborative methods will relieve anxiety by increasing students' opportunities to assist with finding a solution to the same problem.
  
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  Research-Based Strategies for Problem Solving in Mathematics K-12. (2010). Retrieved March 20, 2018, from https://www.diigo.com/item/pdf/5t1hh/ci4v?k=4680022735e23fbe5ffdb87b40dbf85b

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">(Week 7: Shawntel Coleman and Maia Maclin) <br /> <br /> This link can be found in diigo. <a href="https://www.diigo.com/item/pdf/5t1hh/ci4v?k=4680022735e23fbe5ffdb87b40dbf85b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.diigo.com/item/pdf/5t1hh/ci4v?k=4680022735e23fbe5ffdb87b40dbf85b</a> <br /> <br /> The purpose of this article is to explore methods of teaching students problem solving skills. This four-step method highlighted in the article is designed to be self-motivational and flexible when integrating other strategies. The discussed methods are intended for students to learn other problem solving strategies to effectively solve most types of mathematical problems. The article describes four steps that are believed to improve problem solving. These steps are: understanding the problem, devising a plan to solve the problem, implementing the plan, and reflecting on the problem. By separating the teaching approach into four steps, the teacher can easily identify which step the student is struggling with to focus on improving content and methods in that area. Ideally the students should be able to use a medley of acquired skills to solve mathematic equations in the future. <br /> The importance of this article for my team is the focus on comprehension. Our target problem was how to increase reading comprehension for students to be able to solve mathematic word problems. In order for a student to find a solution to the math problem, they must first understand what they are being asked solve. Therefore, step 1 of the strategies in this article is the most applicable to our implementation plan. The article discusses different ways to help with comprehension, including Frayer Vocabulary Model, graphic organizers, SQR, and paraphrase. Most importantly the visual and group strategies for comprehension align with our implementation plan steps one and two. The team's goal with using collaborative strategies is to encourage students to pose questions and possible outcomes that prompt, engage, and challenge each student's method to find a solution. Hopefully the visual and collaborative methods will relieve anxiety by increasing students' opportunities to assist with finding a solution to the same problem. <br /> <br /> References <br /> Research-Based Strategies for Problem Solving in Mathematics K-12. (2010). Retrieved March 20, 2018, from <a href="https://www.diigo.com/item/pdf/5t1hh/ci4v?k=4680022735e23fbe5ffdb87b40dbf85b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.diigo.com/item/pdf/5t1hh/ci4v?k=4680022735e23fbe5ffdb87b40dbf85b</a></div>

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