Implementing Study Skills and Manipulatives in MAT 0012

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Implementing Study Skills and Manipulatives in
MAT 0012

• Kirk Bradley
• Lake-Sumter Community College
• bradleyk_at_lscc.edu

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MAT 0012 Course Description

• MAT 0012 DEVELOPMENTAL ARITHMETIC WITH
• ALGEBRA STUDY SKILLS
• 4 lecture hours 4 credits
• COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE
• COLLEGE CREDIT NOT AWARDED TOWARD DEGREE

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Math Study Skills

• Fall 2004-Current
• Addition of Math Study Skills
• 3 hours per week devoted to lecture
• 1 hour per week math study skills.
• Current Text
• Math Study Skills Workbook 2nd edition
• By Paul D. Nolting

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Study Skills Discussed

• Chapter 1
• What you need to know to study math
• Chapter 2
• How to discover math-learning strengths and
  weaknesses
• Chapter 3
• How to reduce math test anxiety

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Study Skills Discussed

Chapter 4 How to improve listening and
note-taking skills Chapter 5 How to improve
reading, homework, and study techniques Chapter
6 How to remember what you have
learned Chapter7 How to improve test-taking
skills
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Assessment of MAT 0012C

• 6 Exams 50
• MyMathlab assigned problems 10
• Final Exam 25
• Class Activities/Assignments 10
• Math Study Skills Workbook 5

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Implementation of Manipulatives

• Base 10 Blocks Starter Set- used in the chapter
  on whole numbers to help model the base-ten
  number system.
• Poker Chips/Dice/Casino Game- used in the chapter
  on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
  integers 
• Rainbow Fraction Circles, Squares, Tiles and
  overheads - will be used to illustrate fractions
  and how to perform arithmetic operations on
  fractions.
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Implementation of Manipulatives

• Decimal Squares and Transparencies- will be used
  to illustrate decimal numbers.
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• DecimalMods Set- will be used to demonstrate
  arithmetic operations on decimals.
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• Giant GeoSolids Set/Geometric Shapes Set- will be
  used to illustrate geometric solids and measure
  volume by filling
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Implementation of Manipulatives

• Brass Mass Set- will be used to illustrate
  various masses in the metric system
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• Hands-On Equations Classroom Set- will be used
  when modeling algebraic equations, operations
  (including integers)

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Questions?