Unanswered Questions
51 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Reference for study about good teachers in a US state
Several years ago I have read about a study in a US state where standard test scores were used to identify teachers whose students consistently improved far above the average and then film and analyse ...
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App to show exercises solved by students in real time
I'm looking for an app that can be used when the teacher gives a set of exercises to his class to show for each exercise how many students solved it, how many students tried to solve it, etc. The ...
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what is the standard subdivision or classification of calculus related rates problems?
I am working on a project where I have to group/classify calculus problems. Now with most the calculus topics, it's usually obvious how it's divided in various textbooks, but when it comes to related ...
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Request for IBL Script for Putnam-type Problem Solving Course
One of the major benefits of a good IBL script is that it effectively organizes the experience of students so that their effort does not need to be used on such organization. A good script leads from ...
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Lancasterian/Monitorial system at a secondary level?
While getting stuff ready for the soon-to-be-here school year, I came across Joe Lancaster and the Monitorial system, where older students who have mastered certain content areas are charged with ...
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1st time math teacher 1st test feedback appreciated
I'm not a math teacher but I've stepped into the role to assist a small private school who lost their math teacher during the holidays (I'm a mechanical engineer by trade). The course is Algebra 1 (...
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simpson paradox in classroom: reports?
he Simpson's Paradox is a statistical phenomenon in which a trend or relationship observed within a dataset disappears or reverses when the dataset is divided into smaller groups. It occurs when a ...
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Quality of a solution in mathematics
How can you determine a quality of a solution for a mathematics problem in general ?
If you try to explain too much then solution becomes bit longer and it takes time to go through causing less ...
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What do you use to make your course materials?
I'm a second year teacher teaching Precal for the first time.
I have a few textbooks, but the problem is that my school does not (and will never) have class sets of any of them for students to use.
To ...
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Symmetry of mathematical expressions in problem solving
**How would you use symmetry of mathematical expressions in problem solving in order to save time by minimizing simplifications?
This is not related to geometrical symmetry which is very much ...
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What are different Mathematical concepts which can be introduced to 12-16 year students in an activity based way
Activities are a great way to engage students with Mathematics. And that also helps them to visualise mathematical facts. For example, Pi in its decimal form appears to have no pattern (we used to say)...
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History of business calculus/linear algebra curriculum
I will be teaching a combination of business calculus and business linear algebra, two classes that have been around awhile at my school. I’m assuming people are familiar with these types of classes. ...
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Would the SMSG textbooks provide adequate extracurricular study?
Context: I'm a Grade 11 IBDP student and very fond of math. Assuming that I get the spare time to self-study material alongside the syllabus, I wish to spend it constructively (the only step I've ...
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How to teach year 3 undergraduate courses to high school students?
I see on the webpage of a high school math summer program, SuMac, that they will cover some algebraic topology in a period of several weeks. And they covered every aspect of this subject, including ...
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What are teachers' expectations on private tutoring in secondary education?
By "tutoring", I mean when parents hire someone to help their child one-on-one. I am referring to secondary education.
This "help" can take many forms, some of which are:
Re-teaching concepts that ...
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