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MistakesPraise Mistakes!• Math different from arts and PE.• Students think that mistakes in mathshould be avoided (marked wrong, zeromark), show that they are dumb.• They do not believe “learn from ownmistakes”.• Change their mindset? Learn from other’smistakes?OverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 37• Posamentier and Jaye (2006).• Encouraging:o Almost right! Try it again!o Good idea, try another direction!o I am afraid this is wrong; if you think harder,you will certainly get the right answer!• Neutral: “It’s not right!”; “There is amistake!”.• Anxiety-causing: “All wrong! Payattention!”OverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 38Relevance: Applications1. Familiar contexts; discount, currencyexchanges, etc.2. Unfamiliar contexts; new knowledge; e.g.,decibel; real data; National Education; mathstrail.3. Mathematical lens; inquiry mind; spot errors inmedia.4. Applications to other math topics and subjects,e.g., radioactive decay.5. “Career” motivation; preparation for futurecareer; too distant.OverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 39OverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 40
4 Resources• CSIRO: http://www.csiro.au/resources/Mathsby-Email.htmlSMAPP: 2008 – 2012• Singapore Mathematics Assessment andPedagogy Project• Two types of maths problems with reallifecontexts: Extended; “Standard”.• Enhance knowledge of real-life contexts.• Secondary schools: given 3 copies, e-resources.• E-book:http://hdl.handle.net/10497/11492OverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 41OverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 42Extended Tasks• Delivered through IT platform.Task TitlesPaper RecyclingRed or BlackMalacca TripWater Water Water!Up Down Up Down!!Singapore Got TalentMoney Money MoneyThree Rockstars on the WallWhen to Retire?Which Mobile Plan?Outing to the ZooTopicsArithmetic sampleArithmetic, AlgebraRate, Speed, Algebra, InequalitiesMensuration, StatisticsStatisticsGeometryLinear GraphsAngles, Parallel LinesNumbers, AlgebraStatistics, PercentagesData handling, AlgebraOverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 43“Standard” Tasks• Paper-and-pencil; can be used in exam.• 870 S1 Express students took the tests.OverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 44
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