Volume 1, Issue 20 – Analyzing Students’ Math Thinking

Welcome to this week’s edition of Best Practices Weekly. Today we’ll be discussing how to analyze students’ math thinking.

A key to effective math instruction is being able to interpret student understanding and misunderstanding and adapt instructional techniques to match. In an article for Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, two professors from San Diego State University and the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire discuss ways teachers can boost their skill in this area.

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