Why Isn't Getting the "Right" Answer Good Enough?

Why is it important to look beyond whether a student gets the right answer? Dr. Lawrence Gray explores the importance of understanding why we perform certain steps or what those steps mean, and the impact this understanding can have on our ability to solve more complex problems and address them in the context of real life in this Expert Perspectives video.
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Keywords: problem, solve, solution, answer, right, correct, method, steps, procedure, arithmetic, calculator, computer, spreadsheet, calculation, B.E.S.T.
Instructional Component Type(s): Perspectives Video: Expert
Resource Collection: Perspective Videos: Math Teaching Ideas

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