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Myfavoritemisconceptionsy 16
Myfavoritemisconceptionsy 16
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1.Thissemestertherewere8timeswhenyoureflectedonyourfavoritemistake.Gothroughyour
entriesandchoosethemistake/misconceptionthatyoulearnedthemost.
a. Describeindetailtheactualmathproblemthatyoumadeamistakeon.Feelfreetoincludea
pictureoftheproblem.
b. Whatmisconceptiondidyouhave?Useappropriatemathematicallanguage.
c. Whatwasthevalidmathematicalprocess?
d. Showtheproblemcorrectlycompleted.
e. Whatdidyoulearnfromthismistake?
f. Howareyougoingtohelpothersnotmakeit?
2.Thissemestertherewere8timeswhenyoureflectedonyourfavoritemistake.Gothroughyour
entriesandchoosethemistake/misconceptionthatisstillastruggle.
a. Describeindetailtheactualmathproblemthatyoumadeamistakeon.Feelfreetoincludea
pictureoftheproblem.
b. Whatmisconceptiondidyouhave?Useappropriatemathematicallanguage.
c. Whatdoyouthinkthevalidmathematicalprocessis?
d. Whatareyoustilluncertainabout?
e. Howwillyouclarifythisuncertainty?
3.FurtherReflection:
a. Howisamistakeandmisconceptionsimilar?Explain.Feelfreetolookatthedefinitionof
bothwords.
b. Howisamistakeandmisconceptiondifferent?Explain.Feelfreetolookatthedefinitionof
bothwords.
c. Canyoumakeamistakethatisnotaresultofamisconception?Canyougiveanexample?