MATH 392 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mindset, Problem Solving
24 Aug 2016
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Fixed mindset: idea that you either have skills or you don"t, challenges and obstacles are threatening, things should come naturally. Growth mindset: ideas that skills can be developed, effort is what creates success, challenges and obstacles are a chance to grow. Most people have a mix of fixed and growth mindsets. Fixed mindsets can be either positive or negative. Most people have fixed negative attitudes towards math. You can create a growth mindset as part of your classroom culture. Answers: the actual number of equation answer to the problem. Solutions: an explanation of your answer and how you know it is correct. Give students five minutes to play with them beforehand. Cover the basics (don"t eat them; don"t throw them; etc. ) Have students put manipulatives away before beginning discussions. Different ways of counting can be expressed by the same answer, but the solution is different. Equivalent expressions are equations that can be reduced down to the same simplest form.
