Monday, September 13, 2010

Further Reflection on Relational Understanding

September 13, 2010
In todays class, the point of multi-representation was further illustrated by the 8x8 chessboard problem as well as dividing fractions.  I was really impressed the many methods of solving the chessboard problem, and admit some of the approaches were very easy for me and some difficult to follow.  I think that is the point of multiple approaches.  As everyone processes/takes in information differently, it is good to have alternative ways to teach the concept.  It was also very clear that just memorizing formulae is not a good approach and finding ways to visualize and really think about the question is more intriguing. 

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