Formative assessment, developmental stages and starting the year well
The goal of formative assessment should always be to find out what each student NEEDS next, rather than focusing
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Let’s face it, kids really, really don’t get division. Here are a few simple strategies to help make it happen.
For more help, check out Fixing Misconceptions in Multiplication and Division
To get started, try using numbers that don’t divide easily rather than those that do. In this case, we are going to try 72 divided by 5. Here are a series of pictures to help.
Step 1: Remember to link the division to arrays
The goal of formative assessment should always be to find out what each student NEEDS next, rather than focusing
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