What makes these questions challenging? by Catherine Farmar - MATHS https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5 Workshop 1 padlet en-us 2021-02-03 09:45:34 UTC 2021-02-03 14:14:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Imperial Terminology https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158709254 Confuse but isnt vital to a expert]]> 2021-02-03 13:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158709254 https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158710404 Basic conversions
Edexcel expect students to recall basic conversion rates]]> 2021-02-03 13:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158710404 Decimals https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158717284 Numbers are not nice]]> 2021-02-03 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158717284 Process issues https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158718371 2021-02-03 13:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158718371 https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158722031 Question mixes between Cm and M but only gives conversions from Inches to Cm]]> 2021-02-03 13:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158722031 https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158729557 Students forget metric conversions or get them the wrong way around ]]> 2021-02-03 13:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158729557 Students can think they have a correct answer but have done the whole process wrong https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158735526 2021-02-03 14:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158735526 https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158736413 Lack of scaffolding]]> 2021-02-03 14:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158736413 A lot of reading before tackling problem. https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158738223 2021-02-03 14:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158738223 Studentsdo not have realisation of scale https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158740322 eg anser of 0.6 million cubic meters]]> 2021-02-03 14:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158740322 Unfamiliar terms like rand and students may just combine this with the £850. https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158740974 2021-02-03 14:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158740974 https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158745397 Confusion with imperial systems if using a calculator - may misinterpret eg 5.2 for 5ft 2"]]> 2021-02-03 14:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158745397 Use of calculator may make question seem easy. https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158747665 2021-02-03 14:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158747665 Unfamiliar terms and confusing parts - like is greatest rounding up or rounding down. https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158754204 2021-02-03 14:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158754204 Calculator Use can make a incorrect answer seem correct without basic understanding of scales of units https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158758299 2021-02-03 14:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158758299 Conversion is not an 'easy' value. https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158761476 2021-02-03 14:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158761476 Unfamiliar units of measure being used https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158761941 2021-02-03 14:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158761941 https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158762033 Options of answers - changing from metric to imperial or imperial to metric]]> 2021-02-03 14:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158762033 With greatest number of 200 notes students unsure if they need to round up or round down. https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158813013 2021-02-03 14:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/farmarmaths/i5trdqc16y9v0qb5/wish/1158813013