tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post3596851455509154496..comments2024-02-20T15:17:27.759-05:00Comments on Concrete Classroom: Better "homework" practiceconcretekaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-24148637614508997592009-10-18T19:20:01.975-04:002009-10-18T19:20:01.975-04:00Matt,
I anticipated this push back and agree with...Matt,<br /><br />I anticipated this push back and agree with you. I will explain in a future post.concretekaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-20951079561231759402009-10-18T14:18:01.733-04:002009-10-18T14:18:01.733-04:00"The problem I have with just giving them the..."The problem I have with just giving them the answers ahead of time is that this unit...is so easy that it is really just memorize the formula and plug and chug." It sounds like part of the issue might be the level of knowledge you desire your students to have as a result of this unit. If you only wish for them to "plug and chug" then it sounds like you're doing a fine job. If you want them to apply their knowledge in a variety of scenarios (i.e. what formula should be used, find the area of complex figures), then you might consider exposing them to these types of problems, too. Does that make sense? You might also assign some problems that are more "open ended" such as "Which formula should you use in this problem and why?" rather than a bunch of pictures that students need to find the perimeter/area/volume of.Matt Townsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247211425347677596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-36412369607736582022009-10-18T14:17:10.866-04:002009-10-18T14:17:10.866-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matt Townsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247211425347677596noreply@blogger.com