Multiple Interpretations = More Challenges

Vicky L. Kouba

ABSTRACT  

This article examines students’ multiple interpretations of mathematical tasks and the challenges these interpretations present for assessment of students’ understanding of mathematical concepts.

* Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. 5(4), pp. 232-235, 1999. This is part of a larger study on the role of academic disciplines in fostering literacy in middle and high school.