Answer to Question #202313 in Algebra for kagiso

Question

1. A learner in your class says that the value of the underlined digit in 12 678 is 2. How will you help the learner to overcome this misconception?
2. What does partitioning mean? Explain and illustrate your answer.

Answer 1

1.The teacher should develop pretest misconceptions based on their knowledge of the course.

They should then focus on explaining why right is right before addressing the misconceptions

The teacher then should activate the misconception but minimize focus on the misconception and finally, they should revisit the facts why right is right.

2.Partitioning is a method of solving maths problems involving large numbers by first splitting them into smaller units so that they can be easily computed.

For example,

79+34=113