Connections - Process Standards

The connections portion of the process standards outlines three main components that all students from grades K-12 should be able understand use. Through the connections principle the students should be able to familiarize affiliations of mathmatical ideas and use them. Students should also be able to make connections among the mathematical ideas and bring them all together to form the "big picture". Lastly, students should be able to use the concepts of the connections standard in their daily activities and lives. Connecting ideas to the real world is something that can go a long way and is vital as students go through their education careers. Mathmatical connections help students learn how different things are connected in different ways.