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I recently saw this video in a profession development. I started using this error analysis activity as my warm up in my Foundations of Algebra Class at Northwestern High School.
I would like to adapt the activity to have the students blog about what was done correctly and what was done incorrectly with the problem.
My plan would be to show the students a problem incorrectly done. The problem would be chosen anonymously from the classwork in a recent lesson. Each student would blog about as many things as possible that they saw done correctly. Each student would then comment on another classmate's blog. Depending on the class, I may assign the students the blog to comment on. In the comment, they would either agree with what the blogger had said or they could add anything they think that the blogger might have missed. Students would then comment on another student's blog, and this time they would state where the error was made.
Error analysis is part of higher order thinking (Thompson, 2011). "Critical attributes of analyzing errors for procedural knowledge include identifying the impact of each step or component has on the overall process and identifying and correcting a faulty or ineffective step or component (Marzano, 2008 p.19).
I feel blogging would improve this activity by increasing student participation. If the activity is orally done, once a student has given an answer, other students put their hands down and do not participate. Using this in a blog will allow each student to voice their view and repetition of answers will be ok.
The ISTE Student Standards (2016) that are used in this blog:
"Empowered Learner
Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
Use technology to seek feedback" (ISTE, 2016).
Students receive feedback from their peers. Student would show competency by correctly finding the error and all the steps done correct.
"Creative Communicator
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.
Customizes message and medium appropriate to the audience" (ISTE, 2016).
Students would communicate clearly using written skills correctly. Students would write the blogs in their own words.
The ISTE Teacher Standards (2008) that are used in this blog:
"Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes" (ISTE, 2008).
The blog would promote collaboration. The comments would reveal the students' conceptual understanding and thinking.
"Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.
Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology" (ISTE, 2008).
The blog would require students to have appropriate interactions between their peers. A discussion of the proper digital etiquette would happen before students started blogging.
References
Classroom Warm-Up Routine: Math Class Warm-Up [Video file]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/class-warm-up-routine
International Society for Technology (ISTE). (2008). Standards for Teachers. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/standards-for-teachers
International Society for Technology (ISTE). (2016). Standards for Students. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/for-students-2016
Marzano, R. J., Kendall, J. S., American Association of School Administrators, & National Association of Elementary School Principals (U.S.), National Association of Secondary School Principals (U.S.). (2008). The New Taxonomy in Brief. In Designing & assessing educational objectives: Applying the new taxonomy (pp. 9-24). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Thompson, T. (2011). An Analysis of Higher-Order Thinking on Algebra I End-of Course Tests. International Journal For Mathematics Teaching & Learning, 1-36.