Core Competency Reflection

Learning and using Math vocabulary:

This semester in math I learned a lot of new mathematic vocabulary and it was very helpful in the course. It was especially helpful for understanding new concepts in our notes and applying the vocabulary to workbook questions, tests and quizzes. I found the vocabulary to be most beneficial in group work. Explaining concepts that others did not fully understand using the vocabulary made them understand it easier. Since they also knew what the words meant or had some form of understanding.

Working collaboratively with others:

We did a lot of group work this semester especially with white boards. It was a useful time to collaborate and communicate about the math questions we had. I thought it was beneficial for understanding since you are all working together to solve problems you all have never done before. It was also good to work with and around challenges to stay on task so we could complete them on time. We also technically had group work when doing our workbook questions or practice sheets. If there was a hard question myself or my group was stuck on we would talk about it and problem solve the best way to solve the problem. Which gave us as a group a more clear understanding.

Managing time effectively:

Time management is vital to any course if you want to be successful, this course was no different. The best example of this was studying and that was seen in many different ways. For me finishing and correctly completing workbook questions so you can have the best understanding of the previous topic before moving onto the next was very helpful. Taking time on your own to read the notes before a test as well as do extra practice as needed. This can all be achieved especially if you set multiple days aside for review so you don’t have to cram the night before. Setting up a plan and using in class time as well will be very helpful in your time management.

Advice for Future Students

My advice for future students would be stay on top of your workbook questions and don’t let them pile up. It becomes a chain reaction of constantly trying to catch up. Also, if you don’t do well on your first test don’t freak out about it, just put in more work to do better on the next one. You should also ask questions if you are confused at any point in time to a teacher or a peer whether you are learning notes, group work, workbook questions or assignments.