Keeping the Meaning in Mathematics: The Craft of Word Problems

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.06.11

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background Information
  3. Strategies
  4. Appendix
  5. Bibliography
  6. Implementing District Standards

Applying System of Equations to Real-World Scenarios: A Practical Curriculum

Tyler B. Willoughby

Published September 2007

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Bibliography

Sterling, Mary Jane. (2001). Algebra for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds.

Wingard-Nelson, Rebecca. (2004). Problem Solving and Word Problems. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers.

Larson, Roland; Kanold, Timothy; Stiff, Lee. (1995). Algebra 2: An Integrated Approach. Lexington, MA. D.C. Heath and Company.

Bloom's Taxonomy. Learning Skills Program. 4 April 2004 http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/ program/hndouts/bloom.html

Lampert, Magdalene. Teaching Problems and the Problems of Teaching. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.

Ma, Liping. Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1999.

Piaget, Jean. To Understand Is to Invent: The Future of Education. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1973

Slavin, Robert E. Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice. Boston: Allyan and Bacon, 2000.

Larson, Kanold, Stiff. Algebra 2: An integrated approach. Toronto: D.C. Heath and Company, 1995.

Comments:

Mirza A A

May 14, 2015 at 10:32 pm

I liked your article

Hi Excellent article. You could extend it using matrices and 20 variable using Kirchoff Laws Give the students of how easy and yet how powerful simultaneous equns cud be. Regards Mirza

Ven Bokka

May 11, 2018 at 8:27 am

Awesome

I felt like, I am in your class. Excellent article. Keep doing the good work

Larry Mossing

December 31, 2018 at 5:59 pm

Lemonade problem

Lemonade problem is incorrect. x-y=5 does not work. y-x=5 does. The beginning of the problem is vague since it doesn't say which boy has more cups.

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