Lesson 3: Creating Word Problems
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Using Writing to Assess Students' Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking Skills in Mathematics
Lesson 1: Writing in the Mathematics Classroom
Lesson 2: Identifying Student Skills
Lesson 3: Creating Word Problems
In this lesson you will use your new knowledge from the previous two lessons to create word problems to implement into your classes. You will post your questions and participate in a discussion with your classmates.
Objective:
Teachers will apply new knowledge and understanding by generating mathematical questions to assess students' metacognitive skills, critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and/or misunderstandings.
Goal:
Teachers will create three word problems to be implemented into their curricula.
Task 1: View the introductory video
Task 2: Create three (3) word problems that you can assign to your students to assess your student's metacognitive, critical thinking, or problem-solving skills.
Task 3: Participate in a discussion with your classmates by:
- Post the three examples you created.
- Constructively critique the problems posed by at least two (2) of your classmates.
Extra: Try to solve some of the posed problems and post your responses. Compare to the responses of your students.
Lesson 1: Writing in the Mathematics Classroom
Lesson 2: Identifying Student Skills
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