General Correction Procedures

General Correction Procedures

There are two kinds of correction procedures used in Corrective Mathematics: General and Specific Corrections.

General Corrections 

Student responses in unison help to achieve mastery of the content. They also help teachers to engage students in lessons, as they can hear errors and identify when a student is not participating.

For example, if a student cannot respond when the teacher gives the signal, correct them by saying, “I have to hear everybody. Let’s try it again.” The teacher then returns to the beginning of the exercise. 

Another example of general correction is when a student responds either before or takes time after the teacher signals. The teacher corrects these by saying, “You have to wait until I signal” or “You have to respond immediately when you hear the signal. Let’s try it again.” The teacher then returns to the beginning of the exercise.