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Developing a Conceptual Understanding of Fractions

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Questioning

Students need to be able to question themselves. Does their answer or the method they used make sense? This type of questioning from the student shifts the control of learning to the student and away from the teacher or book. (Math Forum)

Self-questioning enables students to self-assess and recognize gaps in learning and understanding. They can get to the source of their mathematical thinking.

"I don't understand," can be replaced with, "What do I not understand?"