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Examining Mistakes to Shift Student Thinking
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Willingham, James C.; Strayer, Jeremy F.; Barlow, Angela T.; Lischka, Alyson E. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2018
Middle-grades teachers and students can have different perspectives on the value of discussing students' mathematical mistakes, despite various classroom evidence that such discussions can help foster strong conceptual understanding. Some teachers consider student mistakes to be an opportunity to correct errors in individual student thinking.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts, Middle School Students