Table of Contents
- Content Home
Welcome
Module Overview- Pre-Assessment
- Unit 1: Teaching and Learning the Standards for Mathematical Practice
- Unit 2: Overarching Habits of Mind: MP1 and MP6
- Unit 3: Reasoning and Explaining (MP2 and MP3)
- 3.0 Unpacking MP2 and MP3
- 3.1 Beginning to Reason: Definitions and Conjectures
- 3.2 Explaining and Justifying
- Taxonomy of Questions in Mathematical Discourse
- 3.3 Identifying Flaws in Reasoning
- 3.4 Making Arguments More Viable
- 3.5 Summary
- Unit 4: Modeling and Using Tools (MP4 and MP5)
- Unit 5: Seeing Structure and Generalizing (MP7 and MP8)
- Unit 6: Summary and Next Steps
- Post-Assessment
Certificate of Completion- Glossary
Resources- Acknowledgements
Module Evaluation
Unit 3: Reasoning and Explaining (MP2 and MP3)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR UNIT 3
- You will be able to describe why, to be successful
in mathematics, all students need to reason and explain. - You will be able to explain what it means for students
to reason abstractly and quantitatively. - You will be able to explain what it means for students
to construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Unit 3 examines MP2 and MP3, Reasoning and Explaining; specifically how to reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct viable arguments, and critique the reasoning of others. This unit will focus on how students learn to:
- Construct viable arguments
- Respond to the reasoning of others
- Increase the viability of their arguments
Unit 3 highlights a 5th-grade classroom as the students learn to use the reasoning and explaining practices. Although the focus is on one grade level, teachers of all grade levels can transfer the concepts learned to their instructional practices.
Mathematics: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (K–12) Standards for Mathematical Practice. Brought to you by the California Department of Education, the Regents of the University of California, and the California Mathematics Project.
For questions or feedback, please e-mail commoncoreteam@cde.ca.gov.
