Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ765744
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-May
Pages: 8
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Anticipating Student Responses to Improve Problem Solving
Wallace, Ann H.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v12 n9 p504-511 May 2007
This article illustrates how problem solving can be enhanced through careful planning and problem presentation. Often, students shut down or are turned off when presented with a problem to solve. The author describes how to motivate students to embrace a problem to be solved and provides helpful prompts to further the problem-solving process. (Contains 7 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Motivation Techniques, Problem Solving, Student Attitudes, Middle School Students, Student Motivation, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Lesson Plans, Investigations, Mathematical Logic, Algebra
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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