Math Learning Profiles | DMT Insights

The progression

Each step builds on the one before it. A student who is stuck on fractions is usually stuck on something earlier, and this is the order we look in.

Step 1 Addition & Subtraction Step 2 Multiplication & Division Step 3 Fractions In development Step 4 Decimals In development Step 5 Ratio & Proportion Step 6 Geometry & Measurement

Step 1

Addition & Subtraction

2 insights

Insight 6 K-2

Early Predictors of Math Success

This DMT Insight explains how six areas of early mathematics (number sense, number facts, contextual problems, relational thinking, measurement, and...

Profile: Addition & Subtraction

Insight 33 3-6

Rounding and Estimation

This DMT Insight explains why rounding and estimation are about reasoning about proximity and magnitude rather than about a rule for the neighbor...

Profile: Addition & Subtraction

Step 2

Multiplication & Division

1 insight

Insight 10 3-5

The Power of Division

This DMT Insight examines division as a relationship among a total, a unit, and an iterator, showing why the same equation can ask two different...

Profile: Multiplication & Division

Step 5

Ratio & Proportion

1 insight

Insight 52 3-6

Scaling and Comparing

This DMT Insight explains how students move from additive to multiplicative reasoning, shifting from "how many more" to "how many times as much."

Profile: Ratio & Proportion

Step 6

Geometry & Measurement

2 insights

Insight 18 K-8

Why Measurement Matters: The Building Blocks of Math

This DMT Insight explains how measurement gives numbers meaning: students compare attributes, iterate equal-sized units, and coordinate unit size with...

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Insight 56 2-8

Geometric Measurement

This DMT Insight examines the four developmental understandings behind the Math Learning Profile — Unitizing, Measurement Magnitude, Spatial...

Profile: Geometry & Measurement