Recently grade 8 mathematicians have been collaboratively investigating the laws of indices.

They then made posters to communicate their findings. These posters will be assessed by the group in terms of their Criteria C: communication. This will help them to further understand what approaches would gain the maximum levels of achievement.

Working through these activities they were considering the ATL’s (approaches to learning)

  • Focus & concentration (being aware of the passing of time)
  • Listen actively to other perspectives & ideas
  • Test generalizations (they needed to check if their approaches were correct)

These approaches they can utilize throughout the year to help them learn, communicate and apply new knowledge.