West Irondequoit Central School District
Mathematic Process Strands


Problem Solving
The student will be able to:

  • Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving
  • Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts
  • Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems
  • Monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving

Reasoning
The student will be able to:

  • Recognize reasoning and proof as fundamental aspects of mathematics
  • Make and investigate mathematical conjectures
  • Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs
  • Select and use various types of reasoning and methods of proof

Communication
The student will be able to:

  • Organize and consolidate his mathematical thinking through communication
  • Communicate his mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers and others
  • Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others
  • Use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely

Connections
The student will be able to:

  • Recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas
  • Understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole
  • Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics

Modeling/Multiple Representation
The student will be able to:

  • Create and use representations to organize, record and communicate mathematical ideas
  • Select, apply and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems
  • Use representations to model and interpret physical, social and mathematical phenomena

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