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Reply To: 2.3 – Number Sense vs. Math Fluency

tracie.skok
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What is the difference between number sense and math fluency?
MATH FLUENCY IS ABILITY TO USE STRATEGIES/TOOLS TO QUICKLY GET ANSWERS TO BASIC ASS/SUBTRACT/MULTIPLY/DIVIDE CALCULATIONS/PROBLEMS
NUMBER SENSE INVOLVES MORE STRATEGIES, CRITICAL THINKING, AND LOGIC TO APPROACH PROBLEM IN MULT WAYS, UNDERSTANDING PLACE VALUE AND HOW VARIOUS OPERATIONS MAY AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE PROBLEM