This is the keynote lecture delivered at AME-SMS Mathematics Teachers Conference

1. strategies
to incorporate
reflection lessons
in primary mathematics
Ye a p B a n H a r  M a r s h a l l C a v e n d i s h I n s t i t u t e  P a t h l i g h t S c h o o l
Slides are available at
www.banhar.blogspot.com

2. Without reflection, learning
ends "short of the re-
organization of
thinking that deep learning
requires" (Ewell, 1997).
Synopsis
Using examples from each grade level, the
teacher actions and
speaker will model
share strategies to help teachers
incorporate elements of reflections in
mathematics lessons.

8. Re-organization of thinking:
• Find all the ways to ‘make ten’.
• Think about methods that your
friends are not likely to use.
strategy
discussingmethods

9. Aspects of Reflection
• Reflect to be comprehensive
• Reflect to be go beyond the typical
strategy
discussingmethods

10. How would you break
4816 up in finding the
value of 4816  4? How
about 1512 in 1512  3?
strategy
Keys Grade School. Manila
Aspects of Reflection discussingmethods
• Reflect to seek an ‘efficient’ method

11. My Pals Are Here! Maths
strategy
discussingmethods
Aspects of Reflection
• Reflect to seek an ‘efficient’ method

12. Pathlight School, Singapore

13. Pathlight School, Singapore

14. Pathlight School, Singapore

15. Re-organization of thinking:
• Identifying the big idea
• Revisiting a selection of details
Aspects of Reflection
• Reflection as a form of teacher assessment
strategy
journalwriting

16. Pathlight School, Singapore

17. Re-organization of thinking:
• Generalizing a procedure that
has been used repeatedly
Aspects of Reflection
• Reflection to articulate procedures
strategy
journalwriting

18. Princess Elizabeth
School, Singapore
Re-organization of thinking:
• From doing to evaluating
Aspects of Reflection
• Reflection to check oneself
strategy
selfassessment

19. strategy
questioningtechnique

20. Alice 20 260
Betty 10
Charmaine
Dolly

21. Alice 20 260 + 20 – 10 = 270
Betty 10
Charmaine
Dolly

22. Alice 20 260 + 20 – 10 = 270
Betty 9 units = 270
1 units = 270  9 = 30
Charmaine 30 3 units = 30 x 3 = 90
Dolly
Dolly had 90 sweets more than Charmaine

23. Alice 20 260
Betty
Charmaine
Dolly

24. strategy
problemposing

26. strategies
to incorporate
reflection lessons
in primary mathematics
Ye a p B a n H a r  M a r s h a l l C a v e n d i s h I n s t i t u t e  P a t h l i g h t S c h o o l
Slides are available at
www.banhar.blogspot.com