IS#12: Create the Problem

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Instructional Strategy#12: Create the Problem

This mathematics-focused instructional activity has students create a hypothetical problem that matches a given real-world solution. 



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Keeley, P., & Tobey, C. (2011). #11. Create the problem. In Mathematics Formative Assessment: 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning (p. 80). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, SAGE.



                                                                                                                    
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