Cognitive Analysis Interview

Answer the questions below for each video.

Attending

1. What did the student do (hand/arm gestures, facial expressions), say, and write?

2. What strategies and tools (manipulatives) did the student use?

Interpreting

3. What does this mean about the student’s understanding or misconceptions of the mathematics?

Deciding

4. Based on what you attended to and interpreted, what are the best steps to take next with this student? What would you do (gestures), say, and write next?

Saying that you will use bigger/smaller numbers as your next steps is not acceptable. Specify the topic, task(s), and why you are making these instructional decisions. Resources to see what topic comes before/after:

Learning Trajectories
The Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) Frameworks
5. What questions would you ask this student? Include at least three questions (in case the student does not know answers). Write questions that require students to explain their thinking.

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