Inquiry-Based: Independent Practice

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Inquiry-Based: Independent Practice

In this video, adult education instructor S.J. Brennan allows her students to work independently, facilitating their work to solve several practice problems. The students then share their work as Brennan provides guidance so that they can find the correct process to solve each problem. As students gain confidence and skills, the instructor becomes more of a facilitator.

These resources are part of KET's Math Instructional Strategies: Number Operations collection.

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Background Essay

Commonly, mistakes made when changing percents to decimals occur with a single digit percent, such as 6%. These types of mistakes can be discussed through the lens of money, so that students may better understand that just as six cents and sixty cents differ, so do .06 and .60 and, ultimately, 6% and 60%. This use of real-world application results in less abstract, process-based learning, and more relevance and retention for adult students.