Learning Notebooks for Online Math Homework
After teaching math at a community college for 10 years (and using online homework for at least 7...
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Category: Math Study Skills
Help Students Pay Attention to Test Details
Students lose SO many exam points because they just don’t read the directions and pay...
Read MoreCan we Teach Students to Understand Math Tests?
A few weeks ago, I gave a test where the grades were less than stellar. Whenever this happens, I try to sit down and reflect on whether the poor test grades were a result of something I did differently in class, a poorly written...
Read MoreHow to Study for a Math Test
The Fall 2009 Calculus class at Muskegon Community College was tasked (by me) with learning how to study for a math test and then making presentations or videos to help other students. The students started by doing their own...
Read MoreMath Study Skills Evaluation
Last week I was in Denver for a 1-day math conference and one of the speakers was Paul Nolting (who has written several books about math study skills). One of the resources that he passed along to us was an online Math Study...
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