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Course 9 : Activity 6- Share Your Thoughts

To assess the child on number operations, a teacher frames a question paper at the end of the lesson with multiple choice questions only. Another teacher divides the concept of number operations into smaller sub-units and observes how the child responds to activities designed for each sub-unit. The teacher maintains a file of each child's sample work done in that unit in a portfolio and uses it to write the report looking at their portfolio. Which strategy would you like to adopt in your class and why? Share your thoughts.

Course 9: Activity 5- Share Your Thoughts

A child, when asked to subtract 17-9, wrote 12 as an answer. What does this tell you about the child's thinking and how will you help the learner better understand the concept of subtraction? Share your thoughts.