Contextualizing Explanations to Support Sense Making

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Luke T. Reinke University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

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Michelle L. Stephan University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

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Jerold R. Griggs Brown High School, Kannapolis, NC

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Volume 117: Issue 7
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480–487
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2023.0260
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Many teachers use problems set in real or imaginary contexts to make mathematics engaging, but these problems can also be used to anchor conceptual understanding.

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© 2024 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
Page Count:
8
Article Category:
Research Article
Received:
27 Jul 2023
Accepted:
21 Jan 2024
Print Publication Date:
01 Jul 2024
Online Publication Date:
Jul 2024
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