Assignment #1: Original Questions for Teacher and Student

Original Nine Questions for Teacher:

1) How do you make math class creative/interesting?

2) Do you use a lecture approach to teaching math? How often?

3) What is the atmosphere like in your math class? Is it authoritative or open to discussion?

4) Do you emphasize instrumental or relational understanding, or both?

5) How do you use technology in your classroom/assignments (i.e. computers, web assignments)?

6) How do you motivate uninterested students?

7) What opportunities do you give for stronger students to go beyond the requirements?

8) How do you convey the relevance/importance of math to your students?

9) Do you encourage students to find different ways to solve the same problem?

Original Nine Questions for Student:

1) How would you change the way math is taught so you would benefit more?

2) When you study for tests/do assignments, do you try to understand or just memorize the methods?

3) Do you learn better through lectures, doing assignments, or textbook learning?

4) Should math be taught more interactively and with more “fun” assignments?

5) What part of the curriculum do you like the best? The worst?

6) Is there too much to learn in one year?

7) What bores you about math, if anything?

8) Do you see the relevance of learning math?

9) Do you think more technology should be incorporated into math (i.e. using computers more often)?