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uantitative
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easoning &
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roblem
S
olving
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M
aking it Matter
Solving problems in your life
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Pick an activity in this book to attempt on your own and see how successful you can be before the
class reaches that activity. Share your process and findings.
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Find an article in a newspaper, magazine, or online, where mathematics is used in a way that you
don’t immediately understand. Use the LPM to gain the understanding you initially lacked. Share
your process and findings.
L
earning to Learn Mathematics
Reflecting on and appreciating your learning
1. How do you make sure that you leverage your strengths in learning mathematics each time you work
at learning mathematics?
2. How do you use your thinking skills in learning mathematics, applying mathematics, and improving
your mathematical thinking skills?
3. What is meant by “Understand it before you apply it,” in the context of mathematics?
A
ssessing Your Performance
Assessing your performance as a learner
Review the description of
A Successful Performance
and assess your own performance against the
standard offered there.
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How and why was your performance
SUCCESSFUL
?
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How can you
IMPROVE
your performance, making it more successful? What
concrete steps
do you
need to take to make each improvement?
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