30. PIECES OF THE PUZZLE: LEARNING FROM DIFFERENCES IN STUDENTS DRAWING, NOTATING AND EXPLAINING FRACTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• In Event: POSTER GROUP 2

Description

The focus of our poster study is on models of middle school students’ reasoning with quantitative relationships and the potential use of those models in differentiating instruction. Our preliminary analysis shows interesting differences in the models of thinking we have created for two students at the same level of multiplicative reasoning. We would like to learn more about the models of reasoning for students at the same level by researching the diversity of thinking within the group. We believe this will guide us in responding to students’ diverse cognitive needs through differentiated mathematics instruction.

Authors

• Robin Jones, Indiana University Bloomington

• Ayfer Eker, Indiana University