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ERIC Number: EJ988758
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Assessment Can Support Reasoning and Sense Making
Suurtam, Christine
Mathematics Teacher, v106 n1 p28-33 Aug 2012
"Reasoning and sense making should occur in every classroom every day," states "Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making" (NCTM 2009, p. 5). As this book suggests, reasoning can take many forms, including explorations and conjectures as well as explanations and justifications of student thinking. Sense making, on the other hand, is "developing understanding of a situation, context, or concept by connecting it with existing knowledge" (NCTM 2009, p. 4). Classroom assessment can provide opportunities for students to share and enhance their mathematical reasoning and sense making, allowing student reasoning and sense making to become visible to students and teachers so that they can respond in appropriate ways. However, what does such assessment actually look like in classrooms? This article draws on a multiyear research project of grades 7-10 mathematics teachers to describe assessment practices that support students' mathematical reasoning and sense making. (Contains 4 figures.)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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