Let’s Ask a Kid! Conducting Student Interviews

Author:
Nicora Placa Hunter College, New York, NY

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Volume 117: Issue 12
Page(s):
900–906
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2024.0002
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Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 3-5

Making sense of students’ thinking is an important part of ambitious mathematics teaching. Student interviews are a tool coaches can use to help foster teams’ learning of these skills.

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© 2024 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
Page Count:
7
Article Category:
Research Article
Received:
02 Jan 2024
Accepted:
27 Jun 2024
Print Publication Date:
01 Dec 2024
Online Publication Date:
Dec 2024
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