Dr. Zalman Usiskin : What Does It Mean to "Understand" Mathematics in the Common Core State Standards?

Posted by Alison Castro Superfine , part of the Departmental Colloquium.

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Oct. 25, 2012, 5 p.m.

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SEO 636

Abstract

The words "understand", "understanding", and their plurals appear over 250 times in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. With so many appearances, it is not surprising that these words are used in a variety of ways. A framework will be offered to analyze and to assist teachers and students to deal with this variety.

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