M3 Kickoff: Student Strategy Detective

Microcourse 3 Kick-off:

Student Strategy Detective

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Step 1: gathering Student Work

Select three distinct student solutions from your recent lesson that attempted the same mathematical task. To get the most out of this analysis, try to choose "Work Samples" that show a range of approaches (e.g., one successful but unique strategy, one partial success, and one that reached an impasse).

Step 2: The Audit

For each of the three solutions, conduct a deep dive using the following lenses:

Pinpoint the exact moment the strategy veered off course. Is it a computational error, a misreading of the task, or a conceptual "roadblock"?

Look for the "logic in the mistake" or the "foundation of the success." What mathematical concepts are they applying correctly?

What is the student trying to do? Even in "wrong" answers, students are often exploring a specific mathematical idea. Identify that "spark" of inquiry.

3. What mathematical idea the student may be exploring?

1. What each student understands?

2. Where confusion appears?

Step 3: The Diagnostic Question

Now, think about:

What question might help the student clarify their thinking?

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