Math 110 chapter 0 EXAM 1

NCTM stands for

National Counsel of Teachers of Mathematics

What are the two parts of NCTM?

content and process

5 content standards

1. number

2. geometry

3. measurements

4. data/sets

5. algebra

5 process standards

1. problem solving

2. connections

3. communications

4. reasoning and proof

5. representation

Problem Solving 3 key parts

1. non-routine problems

2. open-ended problems

3. variety of solution strategies

Connections 2 key parts

1. show the real-world usefulness

2. assign application problems

Communication 2 key parts

1. build student discussion

2. have students write actual sentences

Reasoning & Proof 4 key parts

1. discuss why we do math the way we do

2. students make conjectures

3. students discover something

4. students support what they say

Representation key part

represent mathematical ideas in different ways