Assignment: MATH STUDY SKILLS: STRATEGIES FOR COMPLETING MATH ASSIGNMENTS

Study Skills 101
2022-08-06T04:56:14Z

Due: Aug 1, 2022 by 11:59pm

When Completing Math Assignments

Things To Help Complete Your Homework.

1.) Review what you have read before attempting an assignment.

2.) Read the directions.

3.) Do your assigned homework as soon as possible after class.

4.) Work through example problems from the book for extra practice.

5.) Work slowly, carefully, and neatly. Neatness makes it easier to find your errors. If you are having trouble with a problem, skip it and come back to it later.

6.) Watch for mistakes.

7.) Work to understand definitions and rules for memorizing them.

8.) Keep working until you can do the problems without referring to notes.

9.) Always check your answers. Make sure that the solutions make sense in the context of the problems. Check your arithmetic.

10.) If you have questions, get them answered as soon as possible.

11.) Review what you learned.

12.) After finishing each assignment, look back over previous assignments and try a problem or two to ensure you can still do those problems. If you don't remember, review the old material.

13.) Find two to three problems that are representative of the assignment. Copy each problem and its page number on one side of a flash card, and put the solution on the back. Try the problems at the end of the week or the night before the quiz. If you have trouble with a problem, go over the section it came from until you understand it. Before the exam, shuffle the problems and use them as a practiced test.

14.) Remember that the TC has the answers for many assignments, tests, and quizzes and provides handouts for common formulas and rules.

SQRQCQ Strategy for Solving Word Problems in Math

Survey. Read the problem quickly to get an idea or general understanding of it.

Question. Ask what information is required, i.e., "What is this problem asking for?"

Read. Carefully read the problem to identify the relevant information, facts, and details needed to solve it.

Question. Ask yourself how to solve the problem. For example, "What operations must be performed and in what order?"

Compute (or construct). Do the computations or otherwise construct a solution to the problem (for example, make a chart, table, or picture).

Question. Ask yourself whether the solution process and answer seem to be correct. For example, "Were the computations performed accurately, and is the answer reasonable?

Please click on the link below and watch the video on how to solve word problems. Eric Buffington says his steps to solve word problems are: Identify, Strategize, Set Up, Solve, and Check. While these sound different than the steps listed below, if you listen carefully, you will notice they are the same.

Solving Word Problems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_8srGGX0kk&ab_channel=EricBuffington

When you are done, please complete the following quiz.

You May Access The Quiz Here: Math Study Skills: Strategies for Completing Word Problems Quiz.

References:

Buffington, E. (2016). Solving Word Problems (Simplifying Math). In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_8srGGX0kk

Adapted from Western Washington University Tutoring Center. (2010). Academic Success (pp. 7–12). Western Washington University. https://westerntoday.wwu.edu/news/tutoring-center-support-for-students-now-online

When Completing Math Assignments

Things To Help Complete Your Homework.

1.) Review what you have read before attempting an assignment.

2.) Read the directions.

3.) Do your assigned homework as soon as possible after class.

4.) Work through example problems from the book for extra practice.

5.) Work slowly, carefully, and neatly. Neatness makes it easier to find your errors. If you are having trouble with a problem, skip it and come back to it later.

6.) Watch for mistakes.

7.) Work to understand definitions and rules for memorizing them.

8.) Keep working until you can do the problems without referring to notes.

9.) Always check your answers. Make sure that the solutions make sense in the context of the problems. Check your arithmetic.

10.) If you have questions, get them answered as soon as possible.

11.) Review what you learned.

12.) After finishing each assignment, look back over previous assignments and try a problem or two to ensure you can still do those problems. If you don't remember, review the old material.

13.) Find two to three problems that are representative of the assignment. Copy each problem and its page number on one side of a flash card, and put the solution on the back. Try the problems at the end of the week or the night before the quiz. If you have trouble with a problem, go over the section it came from until you understand it. Before the exam, shuffle the problems and use them as a practiced test.

14.) Remember that the TC has the answers for many assignments, tests, and quizzes and provides handouts for common formulas and rules.

SQRQCQ Strategy for Solving Word Problems in Math

Survey. Read the problem quickly to get an idea or general understanding of it.

Question. Ask what information is required, i.e., "What is this problem asking for?"

Read. Carefully read the problem to identify the relevant information, facts, and details needed to solve it.

Question. Ask yourself how to solve the problem. For example, "What operations must be performed and in what order?"

Compute (or construct). Do the computations or otherwise construct a solution to the problem (for example, make a chart, table, or picture).

Question. Ask yourself whether the solution process and answer seem to be correct. For example, "Were the computations performed accurately, and is the answer reasonable?

Please click on the link below and watch the video on how to solve word problems. Eric Buffington says his steps to solve word problems are: Identify, Strategize, Set Up, Solve, and Check. While these sound different than the steps listed below, if you listen carefully, you will notice they are the same.

Solving Word Problems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_8srGGX0kk&ab_channel=EricBuffington

When you are done, please complete the following quiz.

You May Access The Quiz Here: Math Study Skills: Strategies for Completing Word Problems Quiz.

References:

Buffington, E. (2016). Solving Word Problems (Simplifying Math). In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_8srGGX0kk

Adapted from Western Washington University Tutoring Center. (2010). Academic Success (pp. 7–12). Western Washington University. https://westerntoday.wwu.edu/news/tutoring-center-support-for-students-now-online