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