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Developing a Conceptual Understanding of Fractions

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Mathematical Problems/Task/Prompts

  1. Solving problems in different ways is more beneficial than having students solve many problems in the same way.
  2. All problems should be standards-based.
  3. Problems should be enterable for all students. Students should be able to apply basic skills to get started.
  4. Students need high quality problems to solve and real-world relevant contexts, because students learn by connecting new ideas to prior knowledge. Link prompts/tasks/open-response questions to real-world applications.