Presentation: Seventh-Grade Students’ Misconceptions Regarding Rules for Integer Operations (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Baltimore, Maryland)

Friday, October 18, 2013: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Holiday Ballroom 3 (Hilton)

Lead Speaker:

Tricia K. Strickland

Co-Speaker:

Christy Graybeal

We will share interviews with seventh-grade students performing integer computation, as well as work samples and pencasts created using Live Scribe smart pens. We will discuss students’ misconceptions about rules for integer operations and explore teaching integer operations for conceptual understanding.

Presentation Format: 6-8 Session
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Baltimore, Maryland

179- Seventh-Grade Students’ Misconceptions Regarding Rules for Integer Operations