Date: Mon Oct 14 06:24:39 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Ryan
Answer(or question to Mentor): Hi,
The answer to my problem was 6 2/3 miles .I went 5x6=30 and I knew every 5 sec was 1 mile so that would be 6 miles then I divided 2 by 5 and altogether I got 6 2/3.
Date: Thu Oct 17 19:14:57 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Ryan
Mentor Reply: Ryan-
Hi! My name is Angela and I will be your mentor. Great start! Your answer is very close. Could you explain why you divided 2 by 5? When you divide 2 by 5, what answer do you get? Also, please explain why you multiplied 5 and 6 together. I look forward to seeing your explanation.
-Angela
Date: Fri Oct 18 06:08:46 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Ryan
Answer(or question to Mentor):
I know that you wrote me,but it didn't show up. Could you please try to send your message again?
Date: Fri Oct 18 14:18:54 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Ryan
Instructor Comments: Angela,
Ignore the student's plea to write again, the teacher misunderstood the system and showed the students the mentor comments (using the admin code) before you'all sent them. Anyway, this response is good, although I would be even more direct: you can say the answer is close, but not quite correct. Since the difficulty lies in the division, I would start by asking the student to recheck the division. Then, I would also encourage her to revise her explanation as well. You could say something like "Suppose that you wanted to explain your thinking to a friend in your class who was confused. Can you find a way to explain why multiplication of 5*6 makes sense?"
Date: Sun Oct 20 14:40:35 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Ryan
Mentor Reply: Ryan-
Hi! My name is Angela and I will be your mentor. Great start! Your answer is very close, but not quite correct. Could you explain why you divided 2 by 5? When you divide 2 by 5, what answer do you get? Suppose that you wanted to explain your thinking to a friend. Can you find a way to explain why multiplying 5 and 6 together makes sense. I look forward to seeing your explanation.
-Angela
Date: Tue Oct 22 16:49:39 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Ryan
Answer(or question to Mentor):
Hi,this is Ryan I dont remember how i got that answer,but I do know the answer was 6.4 becuase all I had to do is divide 5 into 32.
Date: Sun Oct 27 10:15:20 PST 2002
Student's Name: Ryan
Mentor Reply: Ryan-
Hi! Congratulations on getting the correct answer of 6.4 miles. I see that you do not remember how you got the answer. The method I use to help me remember how I solve a problem is to write down what I do as I am solving it. That way I don't forget anything. Also, if I make a mistake I can see where I did it.
One way you could explain to a friend why you divided is because you wanted to see how many sets of 5 were in 32.
Now that you have an idea of how to explain your solution, I look forward to seeing your explanation for the next problem. Good luck!
-Angela
