National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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176- Learn to Fix What Kids Don't Know about Measurement Concepts

Thursday, April 26, 2012: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
123 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Carol R. Findell

Handouts
  • NCTM Talk-Philadelphia.docx (125.3 kB)

  • The speaker will present data showing middle school students’ understandings of measurement concepts and strategies for correcting misconceptions. She will connect arithmetic reasoning to concepts of unit and dimension and the role of multistep problems.

    Presentation Format: 6-8 Session
    Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

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