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Glenwood School
State average
Female
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48%
Male
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52%
Glenwood School
The PreTest
Total of 10 division of fraction
problems
Formative Assessment
20 Students had
two practice
sheets and a quiz
to help them
learn how to
divide fractions.
The first lesson
didnt go so
well
Heres the
story.
Formative Assessment
An old projector was all
the technology that was
available so I used
transparencies to model
how to divide fractions.
The students had many
problems with the
lesson and I took some
of the students into a
small group to help
with their questions.
Reflection/Self Evaluation
I realized that I was introducing a new concept to the students but I was really
surprised that all of the pretest grades were zeros.
I was shocked to see how many students struggle with basic division skills.
I had many questions and found many errors in students work as I was walking
around observing students.
I helped each of those students one on one.
I went back to the drawing board and made an anchor chart after I saw how much
trouble the students were having with this skill.
I think that the anchor chart helped the students and I know that the students
enjoyed the hand gestures because they were laughing as they learned them.
I also saw a few making gestures to themselves as they were taking the final
assessment.
Reflection/Self Evaluation
The least successful activity was the first lesson.
I modeled after the way that they model most of their math lessons.
The students didnt respond well to the lecture and model techniques at all.
Teaching the lesson that way confused some and bored others.
The most successful activity was the anchor chart and the hand
gestures.
The students laughed and I had fewer questions and issues as I was
walking around observing each student.
There were still issues with some students and the application of
division but that has more to do with previous exposure to division
and multiplication, than my teaching the lesson.
Reflection/Self Evaluation
After I taught this lesson I did another lesson using Legos to teach a math skill.
I wish that I could have gone back and used Legos as a visual model of division of
fractions.
I think that the students who were struggling with division and multiplication
would have been better served with the Lego lessons as well.
Im sorry that I used the techniques in the first lesson because the students were
struggling with this method and I knew that going in I just wanted to see how they
would improve with the introduction of new techniques.
I really wanted to do well with this project because I struggled with Math for most
of my life.
I am pleased with the outcome because while most of the scores werent as high as
I had hoped I think everyone learned something about division of fractions. I
learned a few things too.