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Which of the following statements is not correct ?

  • A.Errors of the students give information about their thought process.
  • B.Errors in mathematics are part of learning.
  • C.Errors in mathematics help teachers in planning their lessons.
  • D.Errors of the students should be overlooked as pointing errors will demotivate them.

Answer: D

The statement that is not correct is that errors of the students should be overlooked as pointing errors will demotivate them.

Errors are a window into children's thinking: they show the reasoning or misconception behind an answer (statement 1), they are a natural part of learning mathematics (statement 2), and they help teachers plan lessons that address misconceptions (statement 3).

Overlooking errors leaves misconceptions in place. The right response is not to ignore them but to discuss them constructively, without blame, so that children learn from them.

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