tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post115323949249114777..comments2024-03-21T15:59:25.263-05:00Comments on Math Teacher Mambo: Calculus Workshop IdeasShireen Dadmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-1154369763589725562006-07-31T13:16:00.000-05:002006-07-31T13:16:00.000-05:00I like that idea of how to incorporate the MC ques...I like that idea of how to incorporate the MC questions in class. I became aware last year that the students don't fully know how to take a multiple choice test. They think that if their answer is there, they must have done the problem right. Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>Ms. CookieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-1154288636691650572006-07-30T14:43:00.000-05:002006-07-30T14:43:00.000-05:00I teach AP Statistics and I do a problem of the da...I teach AP Statistics and I do a problem of the day for their warmup that is a multiple choice question. In their POD folder, they have to answer the question, but they also have to write WHY they chose that answer (or why they eliminated the others). <BR/><BR/>When we review for the exam with practice tests, I also do a item analysis sheet that lists each question, the general topic of the question, what chapter it is from in our textbook, and what section of the course description it came from. The kids really liked being able to analyze their MC practice tests.druinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363634340959613461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-1153619046023888052006-07-22T20:44:00.000-05:002006-07-22T20:44:00.000-05:00In most cases a student takes either AB or BC. I h...In most cases a student takes either AB or BC. I have heard of schools having students take AB then the next year take BC. At my school, it'll be the first year a BC course has been taught, so I'll have some "new" students and some who've taken AB. Should be interesting.<BR/><BR/>Ooh, I taught QBasic for a while and loved it. The students could do all sorts of fun graphics, and yes, they did learn logic.<BR/><BR/>Ms. CookieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-1153517641708973672006-07-21T16:34:00.000-05:002006-07-21T16:34:00.000-05:00BC covers more but ends sooner. Do students take t...BC covers more but ends sooner. Do students take them sequentially, so the subset part is review? Or are the kids split by comprehension level and take (AB OR BC)?<BR/><BR/>I'm happy that I was in middle school right when BASIC was accessible and I learned so much about logic from my programming. I'm told that kids today only program their TI calculators.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, None of the the Above really forces a student to have faith in one's method and answer.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661070018141332635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-1153251014073869472006-07-18T14:30:00.000-05:002006-07-18T14:30:00.000-05:00Okay, that "subset" business sounded dorky. I'm su...Okay, that "subset" business sounded dorky. I'm sure you know what a subset is, I'm just unclear on the proportions, that's what I was trying to get across. ... BC seems to go almost twice as fast as AB does.<BR/><BR/>Ms. CookieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-1153249896030645632006-07-18T14:11:00.000-05:002006-07-18T14:11:00.000-05:00Hi Heidi,AB basically is a subset of BC Calculus. ...Hi Heidi,<BR/><BR/>AB basically is a subset of BC Calculus. So suppose you learn 10 topics in AB, then in BC you learn those 10 plus 8 more (I don't have the proportions right, I'm sure).<BR/><BR/>I like that "none of the above", I'll have to sprinkle that in (after the analysis work, though). Hopefully, I'll have better multiple choice grades.<BR/><BR/>And you're right. I taught geometry at 2 different schools. At one we did an extensive unit on logic. At my current one, we did a "milder" treatment one year I taught it, but the next year, it was one of the topics put aside to have time to study for the state exit exam. Grrr.<BR/><BR/>Ms. CookieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-1153241776027879912006-07-18T11:56:00.000-05:002006-07-18T11:56:00.000-05:00What is AB/BC? An abbreviation? A skills rank?I ...What is AB/BC? An abbreviation? A skills rank?<BR/><BR/>I had one college prof who always included <BR/><I>D) None of the the above</I> <BR/>on multiple choice math tests. Very unnerving. <BR/><BR/>I like the idea of having the students anayze which wrong path/assumption will take you to which wrong answer. <BR/><BR/>I was once a test engineer and it takes much more time to test the error possibilites than to test the expected and proper paths. <BR/><BR/>I used truth table so much in that job, but I hear that school kids don't get around to studying them nowadays. I work with my MathCounts middle schoolers by using sandwiches for my examples. Peanut Butter AND Jelly is not the same as Peanut Butter OR Jelly.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661070018141332635noreply@blogger.com