Group MTE 494 09 02 09 Preamble In the first activity of the course you invested significant effort learning particular meanings of fraction multiplication measure and division In that activity you were engaged largely as a student of mathematics The activity that follows builds directly on your experience as a student of that mathematics but you will now shift your perspective and look at that activity sequence primarily as a teacher of mathematics At the core of taking on a teacher s perspective of instructional materials is the ability to read into the materials design intentions why This means being able to identify and characterize particular understandings of given mathematical concepts that a sequence of curricular tasks is apparently designed to foster and being able to identify and characterize how the materials foster coherence of those understandings i e conceptual coherence This activity will have you reflect on the activity sequence you just completed from this perspective all questions refer to that activity sequence Use the Didactic Triad see overleaf to guide your reflections and responses to these questions 1 Characterize the meaning of fraction multiplication measure and division aimed for in the activity sequence 2 Identify features of the activity sequence e g specific questions tasks sequencing of such etc intended to foster the development of those meanings Moreover describe how those features aim to foster such development 1 Group 3 Identify some initial understandings that is conceptual starting points that an activity sequence seems to assume and build upon on the part of the learner 4 Identify features of at least two parts of the activity sequence intended to foster the development of coherence of meanings addressed across those parts Moreover describe how those features aim to foster such development 5 Identify specific features of the activity sequence that are aligned with components of conceptual conversations Describe how they are so aligned The Didacti Triad 2
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