Building Conceptual Understandings
in Mathematics Through an Inquiry Approach
By Meredith Page
May 13, 20, 27 and June 3, 2021
Workshop Feedback
The data below is summarized from quantitative data on the Workshop Evaluation Form distributed at the end of the workshop:
(1= not satisfied, 5 = very satisfied)
Given below is a compilation of participants' response to the following query on the Workshop Evaluation Form:
"What was your key take away from this event?"
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The power of the right question in deepening and extending children's thinking.
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Feeling more confidence in my approaches.
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Asking children questions using a factual, procedural, conceptual and metacognitive approach.
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Understand how to reframe questions/tasks to make them more conceptual in nature.
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Different types of questioning, using the same activity or stimulus but guiding the children in different ways through questioning. Also the reading and links that were provided to read after the session were very useful
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How in depth mathematical understanding must be embedded throughout primary school and how the right type of question at the right time is absolutely vital.
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Making the learning experiences more inquiry based
Participating Schools
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Lanna International School, Thailand
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Taipei European School, Taiwan
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Dulwich College Suzhou, China
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Kingston International School, Singapore
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King's College International School Bangkok, Thailand
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International Christian School, Hong Kong
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United World College Southeast Asia, Singapore
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BEPS International School, Belgium
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Stamford American International School, Singapore
