Description
TitleC02, Counting, Towers Problem, High school, Kenilworth, November 13, 1998, raw footage
PublisherNew Brunswick, NJ: Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning, , c1998-11-13
DescriptionIn this session, six high school students: Magda, Angela, Michelle, Robert, Sherly, and Ashley, meet to solve the 2-colors, 5-tall Towers Problem. First, the researchers begin by asking questions about their mathematical and educational backgrounds, as some of these students entered the longitudinal study in their high school years. Some of the students, such as Michelle and Robert, have completed the Towers problem years earlier, whereas other students have not. The researchers split the students into pairs: Ashley and Sherly, Magda and Angela, and Michelle and Robert, and asked them to solve the task. Attention is given to each pair and the unique ways they approach the problems. Each group uses the blue and yellow Unifix cubes to model their towers. Some groups, such as Magda and Angela, also write their findings on paper, to draw diagrams of their towers. Towards the end of the session, the researchers visit each group, having the students share their reasoning and answer probing questions.
RightsThe video is protected by copyright. It is available for reviewing and use within the Video Mosaic Collaborative (VMC) portal. Please contact the Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning (RBDIL) for further information about the use of this video.
Date Captured1998-11-13
Local IdentifierC02-19981113-KW-SV-SMGR-GR11-CMB-RAW
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Licensor: Maher, Carolyn A (Dirctor, Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning, Rutgers Graduate School of Education)