Second Marking Period

OK, we are quickly approaching the end of the second marking period. It has been a while since I last posted here and tons of questions have come and gone in my mind, but I figured this would be as good a time as any to check in with everyone!

I took a day out last week to review questions from the state sample questions (from http://www.amaps.org/Integrated/AlgebraSampleTasks%201.pdf) that I had covered in my class so far. My students did A LOT better with them than I expected, but we didn't get through as many as I thought we would.They seem to be very comfortable with the statistical graphs (box-and-whisker is their favorite!), however, they STILL seem to have a hard time determining independent variables and dependent variables from written examples, as well as domain and range.

So here are my questions for the group:

- What, if any, misconceptions are your students having?

-Any tips for getting through to my students about domain and range and independent and dependent in verbal problems?

-Any questions/topics you would like to address on the blog?

Have a great weekend.

Nicole :)