Mathematics · Pedagogy of Mathematics
A student was asked to arrange the numbers -20, -150, 0, 23, 46 in descending order. The student wrote: -150, -20, 0, 23, 46. Which of the following statements is the most appropriate evaluation of the student's response?
- 1The student needs to recall the foundational rules for the addition of integers.
- 2The student completely lacks the conceptual understanding of negative integers.
- 3The student understands the relative ordering of integers but mistakenly arranged them in ascending order.✓
- 4The student has written the numbers in the correct descending order.
Correct answer
The student understands the relative ordering of integers but mistakenly arranged them in ascending order.
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