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In a Nutshell: Math tutor Murali Namburi shared the following method of facilitating student comprehension of word problems, known as “SQRQCQ”.
So often we see students become overwhelmed when faced with a ‘story problem’ that requires them to make sense of what is generally a paragraph-long question packed full of information.
Because problems like this aren’t explicitly laid out for students to solve, we can provide support by fostering their understanding of the given information. The SQRQCQ approach helps break down the problem solving process into manageable steps that will help to ease student anxiety when faced with such questions:
How do you help students make sense of word problems? What are your thoughts on the SQRQCQ approach?
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Today’s discussion topic comes from math tutor Pralhad Shinde:
“How would you approach teaching the following word problem if the students says he/she doesn’t know anything about odd integers?”:
Find two consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smaller and 3 times the larger is 330.
How would you handle a situation like this? Share in the comments! Have an idea for a team discussion topic? Let us know at tutor.support@yup.com.
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Congratulations to Session of the Week winner Romnick De Los Reyes who effectively used questioning techniques to guide this student through their steps. Great job, Romnick! Your $25 Bonus will be included with your next
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We recently received a message from a Yup student named Alyssa G that we are overjoyed to share with you. Alyssa is a community college student in Sacramento, California and reached out to us with the following comments:
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