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Lee Honors College Senior Thesis Defense Amy Young October 28, 2011
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Fluency What is fluency? Efficient, appropriate, and flexible application of skills Why is fluency important? Assessment What is the purpose of assessment? Previous studies/research Henry and Brown
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Rote memorization: written practice, flash cards, focused only on memorization and speed Collections approach: seeing represented numbers as a group Combinations of Ten: 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5, 10+0
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After receiving small-group instruction on conceptual, meaningful ways to solve basic math fact problems involving combinations of ten and making ten strategies, do students have a better understanding of the meaning of mathematics and rely less on counting to determine answers to basic facts?
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St. Augustine Cathedral School Student Interviews: Pre-assessment Groups Mini-Lessons Student Interviews: Post-assessment Sophistication: high or low based on how a student solves a problem High: strategy, memorized recall Low: counting, guessing, no answer
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Ten Frame Quick Images Tens Go Fish
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This is an example of a double Ten Frame. The problem represented is 3+8. The students first represent the number 3 (or 8). Then they represent the 8 (or 3) on the second Ten Frame. The student then moves his chips to the Ten Frame containing 8 chips to make a complete Ten Frame (making a 10). The student can then easily see that the answer to 3+8 = 10+1 = 11.
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Assessment Question Student Number12345678910 1AAAAAANAAAA 2AAAACAAAAA 3AAA DDDAAD 4AAAAAAAAAA 5ACACCAAAA 6AABACABAAA 7CACAACAAAA 8ABAACBAAAA Assessment Question Student Number12345678910 1AAAAAAAAAA 2CBBACAAAAA 3ACAACCABDA 4AACAAAAAAA 5CAACAAAAAD 6CBAACABAAD 7CACACAAAAA 8ABBDBAAAAA KEY A - CountingCorrect B - StrategyIncorrect C - MemorizedNo Answer D - Guess NA - No Answer
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Student Number Assessment Questions 1AAAAAANAAAA10% AAAAAAAAAA80% 2AAAACAAAAA CBBACAAAAA100% 3AAANADDDAAD30% ACAACCABDA70% 4AAAAAAAAAA90% AACAAAAAAA70% 5ACACCAAAANA80% CAACAAAAAD70% 6AABACABAAA90% CBAACABAAD 7CACAACAAAA60% CACACAAAAA50% 8ABAACBAAAA90% ABBDBAAAAA70% KEY A - CountingCorrect B - StrategyIncorrect C - MemorizedNo Answer D - Guess NA - No Answer
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Pre-AssessmentPost-Assessment
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Increased use of combinations of ten and making ten strategies Increased willingness to attempt the tasks Increased sophistication in strategies and accuracy
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Larger student sample Control group Different strategies Subtraction Application for upper grades
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Mrs. Gina Kling, thesis mentor Committee Members: Dr. Jane Jane Lo, Mrs. Sharon Wade, Mrs. Vicki Kudwa The Lee Honors College St. Augustine Cathedral School Western Michigan University Mathematics Department
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