Research Process

• We had 10 class periods in which we had to manage our time wisely. The more the research, the more we could talk about our topic. 

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• The research log was very helpful in organizing the information that we gathered because it was all in one document. The research log was basically a research tracker, where we put in what our goals for the day were, the research that we did that day, and what our goals were for the next day.

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• I chose math because it has always been an interest for me I saw this as a problem in my classroom. 

 

Actual Research  

•  I started off by looking at what basic Algebra is. I stumbled across this helpful diagram. The website talked about how you have to balance everything in order for the answer to be correct. 

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• There are 3 main reasons that people don't like math: Only one right answer, peer pressure, and that it can get pretty complicated.

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• Math doesn't require a whole lot of memorization, except for maybe the multiplication tables.

 

• Math will probably be involved in your career; programmers, physicists, engineers, and  Analysts all use math. 

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• In order to make it more appealing, it would need to be more visual.

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What I learned

• The answer to my driving question is that I can't change real world problems, but I can change the way that the students try to solve that problem. 

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• There are different methods like Kumon or khanacademy.com that I would recommend students to do who need help. 

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• At school, they should try to use more practical ways of learning, like Singapore math. Singapore math basically is all about mastery, not memorization.

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• If they want to get better, they could try doing the math that challenges them and forces them to think, so that the can progress to more complex math.  

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• I can use this in the future by being able to help my peers. If they need help, I can tutor them correctly so that they understand.

 

 

Sources

• https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/introduction.html

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• http://www.csub.edu/~lwildman/comappAlge1std.htm

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• http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/math/math-tips-for-parents/whats-singapore-math/ -

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• https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/introduction.html

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• http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-styles.shtml