An understanding of rules and procedures in math fosters an understanding of mathematical concepts and the ability to solve problems with computation. This chart describes important skills related to learning and using math procedures. Necessary Subskills Common Obstacles Student recognizes when a rule or procedure is called for in a problem. Student has trouble knowing if a rule or procedure is required to solve a problem. Student applies math rules correctly when computing or working through a problem.
Student has trouble applying rules to solve a problem, such as the rules for borrowing or carrying.
Student can learn and work with multi-step algorithms for computing. Student gets confused when working with algorithms that involve several steps, for example, when doing long division.