Reasoning-and-explanation - Session 6: Appraising a student’s explanation and engaging in a video workshop
Part 4: Appraising a student’s explanation
Overview
This part launches a series of opportunities to use the features of “good” explanations to analyze students’ explanations. In this case, the analysis will focus on a third grade student’s explanation of odd and even numbers. Problems like the one that is focal in this video will be the basis for the video workshop in session 7.
Key Points
Knowing the features of a good explanation can focus what teachers listen for in students’ explanations.