How to Leverage the Potential of Mathematical Errors

Wendy S. Bray

doi:10.5951/teacchilmath.19.7.0424

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How to Leverage the Potential of Mathematical Errors

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 19: Issue 7

Page(s):: 424–431

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5951/teacchilmath.19.7.0424

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Subjects:: Grade(s) or Audience, All grades PK-12, Teacher:Early Career, Grades 3-5, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Grades 6-8, Grades PK-2, First, Second, Math Topic, Algebra, Algebraic Thinking/Pre-algebra Concepts, Algebraic Thinking, Geometry, Number, Number & Operations—Fractions, Other Topic, Problem Solving, Assessment/Testing, Formative Assessment

Keywords:: CCSS.Math.Content.2.G.A.3; CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.3; CCSS.Math.Content.3.G.A.2; CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1; CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.A.2; CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.3c; CCSS.Math.Content.4.NF.B.4a; CCSS.Math.Content.5.NF.B.3; CCSS.Math.Content.5.NF.A.2

Incorporating a focus on students' mistakes into your instruction can advance their understanding.

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^*Wendy S. Bray, wendy.bray@ucf.edu, is a former classroom teacher who is currently a mathematics education instructor for the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She is interested in detailing instructional practices that foster deep conceptual understanding of mathematics.

(Corresponding author is Bray wendy.bray@ucf.edu)

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Article Category:: Research Article

Print Publication Date:: 01 Mar 2013

Online Publication Date:: Mar 2013

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