Mixconception

Running Head : UNDERSTANDING EXPERIENCES

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Understanding Experiences Blows Away Misconceptions

Grades do not always determine a true understanding of academic concepts . As shown in our discussion , children who seem to have learned their lesson in math well may only have understood the technique in solving a mathematical problem but not the true concepts involved . I myself , took another sample test and although I scored perfectly , the challenge of seeing through what might be traps for misconceptions

was there to help me get a nice score . Misconceptions are easy to assimilate and yet be difficult to detect and even harder to correct

To help others clarify misconceptions , it is important to find out where the error is coming from . In a study conducted over middle school students by the Arizona State University incoming teachers , interviewers realized that children tend to think they know that the mathematical concepts they learned are true because of the credibility of the teacher . However , their memory of what the teacher has taught can be erroneous (Flores , 2006 , par . 1-4

One way to help overcome misconceptions is by guiding the person in identifying his or her mistake . In an interview , a researcher had to make a Year 7 student explain her idea of a oneths ' column in her notion of decimal places . To correct the misconception , the teacher simply guided the student in finding out through her own efforts how it...