Mathematics · Pedagogy of Mathematics
A teacher asks students: "You have 7 hundreds and you have to take away 7 tens from it. Which number do you get?" A student replies: "I will get 0." Which of the following statements represents the most appropriate pedagogical action by the teacher?
- 1The teacher should write the problem explicitly in numerical form on the board for the student to solve.
- 2The teacher should assign at least ten similar problems as drill work until the student solves it correctly.
- 3The teacher should ask the student to explain the process of arriving at their answer to diagnose the misconception and plan a remedial strategy.✓
- 4The teacher should immediately solve the problem on the blackboard using the correct standard algorithm.
Correct answer
The teacher should ask the student to explain the process of arriving at their answer to diagnose the misconception and plan a remedial strategy.
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