Spacing math problems and what it can do for your student

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Sets of mathematics problems are generally arranged in 1 of 2 ways. With blocked practice, all problems are drawn from the preceding lesson. With mixed review, students encounter a mixture of problems drawn from different lessons. Mixed review has 2 features that distinguish it from blocked practice: Practice problems on the same topic are distributed, or spaced, across many practice sets; and problems on different topics are intermixed within each practice set. A review of the relevant experimental data finds that each feature typically boosts subsequent performance, often by large amounts, although for different reasons. Spacing provides review that improves long-term retention, and mixing improves students’ ability to pair a problem with the appropriate concept or procedure. Hence, although mixed review is more demanding than blocked practice, because students cannot assume that every problem is based on the immediately preceding lesson, the apparent benefits of mixed review suggest that this easily adopted strategy is underused.

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Developing problem solving strategies in maths

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Evidence from What Works Clearinghouse​tells us that through providing regular opportunities for pupils to examine multiple different strategies for solving problems, they can become more confident, efficient, and flexible in selecting appropriate approaches. This shifts the focus away from ​‘the answer’, and towards a deeper understanding of the different approaches available to us when tackling an unfamiliar problem.

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Supporting Pupils with Dyscalculia and Math Difficulties

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Twinkl has a great bolog post on a recent teaching assistant CPD webinar all about dyscalculia and how TAs can support pupils with math difficulties, sharing strategies and resources that TAs can use with pupils to support their mathematical understanding and number sense.

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Fractions, Percent and Relative Frequency

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Math is visual brings us a great page to start number talks about these important concepts.

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Division or equal grouping

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Division is hard for most students. Our dyscalculic students have an even harder time. The math before bed blog brings us a nice printable pdf with the well known dots that the student then can use to draw circles around to do the equal grouping. Wonderful activity.

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