Error Patterns In Computation

Download or read book Error Patterns in Computation written by Robert B. Ashlock and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only supplemental text of its kind that guides teachers to identify children's common mathematical error patterns and to gain insight regarding why a child may have adopted an incorrect mathematics procedure. Revised to link content to the new NCTM Standards, the tenth edition emphasizes the meaning of operations and appropriate methods of computation. As in previous editions, the book retains its focus on placing paper and pencil instructional activities within the context of problem solving. NEW! Places emphasis on diagnosis as a part of formative assessment. Teachers can use varied approaches to diagnosis before instruction and also as they intervene during instruction. Open-ended assessment and problem writing are two procedures illustrated.