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Problem Solving: More than meets the Eye 
by Kurt Romain on 25 August 2019

Have you considered the process by which math problems are are solved? Problem solving is a process. I’m certain you’ve heard that cliché time and time again at workshops, professional development courses, etc. 
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...Evidently, children are interested. But their behaviour pinpoints  to only one part of the process of problem solving. 

 Visualization Matters
by Kurt Romain on 18 August 2019

...is there one strategy that rules them all? A master brush that can canvas any mathematical problem and yield a reasonable outcome? I think there is.

 A Cautionary Tale: Using keywords in Math
by Kurt Romain on 10 August 2019

I had been teaching a standard 4 class of mixed ability students. For much of the first few weeks of the term, I had little cause for concern. The class of twenty-two students was working diligently to complete 1-step worded problems involving the 4 operations. A few weeks earlier, I had managed to remediate issues relating to the division algorithm. I was ecstatic about completing the worded problems with similar mastery. Previously, three of my students had struggled with regrouping in subtraction and they were finally efficient with it. These students had problems comprehending words within story problems. Their struggle revolved around reading. As the weeks went by and much of the class transitioned to more difficult problems these students struggled.

Observations & Adjustments for S.E.A 2019 Mathematics 

​■Formatting adjustments
■Item adjustments
■Scoring adjustments
■Teaching emphases and adjustments

​What is a weighted composite score?

The use of composite weighted Scores in the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) Examination places spectacular gains and consequences for the 18,000+ students who sit the S.E.A examinations each year...

​S.E.A Composite Scoring - How are students' scores affected?

A student’s composite score can be negatively affected by other competing scores; even if those scores are lower or higher  than ...

​What can S.E.A teachers do?

The use of composite weighted Scores in the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) Examination places spectacular gains and consequences for the 18,000+ students who sit the S.E.A examinations each year...

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