Error Analysis Reflection

The in class activities related to error Analysis was helpful for me to understand how and why students make some of the mistakes that they do. Being a good teacher takes time and efforts put into knowing the material that your students are learning. The error analysis activity gave us the opportunity to look at methods and approaches that will help solve problems. Students that misunderstand material will need a good explanation as to why they were incorrect with their response. To be able to give a student a proper response and explanation means that the teacher needs to know the steps needed to complete the problem correctly. I learned through this activity that too many times when a teacher shows a solution to a problem, they give the justification of, “and this should be done this way because it has always been done this way.” A teacher must be able to tell the student why that certain thing happens and not just tell them that the reason is because it has always been that way. Error analysis is something that I will be dealing with day in and day out when I get into the teaching field. This experience has helped me understand a few proper ways to go about helping a student understand the mistakes that they have been performing.