Mathematics · Pedagogy
A middle school teacher gives her students the following question: 'In the expression 9 + 3 = [ ] + 7, what number belongs in the box?'. The most common incorrect responses from her students were 12 and 19. Which of the following statements is most appropriate for this context?
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- 1It is a misconception that arose because students were not viewing the symbol '=' as indicating equivalence.✓
- 2The common answers given by most of the students are correct.
- 3The teacher should simply give the right answer and ask students to practice similar textbook questions.
- 4Focus should only be on the correct algorithm to get the answer as understanding the equivalence relationship is not important.
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It is a misconception that arose because students were not viewing the symbol '=' as indicating equivalence.
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