What Makes a Good Maths Problem?.

Roberts, Tamsin

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ERIC Number: EJ541734

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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What Makes a Good Maths Problem?

Roberts, Tamsin

Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, v1 n1 p18-20 Aug 1996

Explores what is important when choosing a mathematics word problem and when modifying it to suit particular students' backgrounds and cultures. For example, potentially good problems have multiple entry and exit points which can have several right answers, blending of different mathematical ideas, linkages to problems in other situations, and communication as an important part of solving the problem. (PVD)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language of Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Materials, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Word Problems (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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