The children seemed to possess higher level thinking during the second set of interviews. The children overall seemed more capable of counting in their head or understanding the concept behind addition and subtraction. They were able to use information that they already understood or had previously learned and used it in their thinking when solving the addition or subtraction problem presented. For example, Lauren understood that 7+6=13 because she already knew that 7+7=14 and knew that if it were 7+6 then it should equal up less than 14 so she thought it should be 13.
The children also appeared to understand what they were being asked and were more open to answering the questions. During the first set of interviews, the children seemed more confused when asked particular questions and would simply answer that they didn't know or wouldn't have a good explanation behind their reasoning. Even if a child didn't know the answer to a question asked, the child would at least think about the question being asked and try and figure out the answer rather than give up like they seemed more likely to do in the first set of interviews.
I agree- they did seem more on task and willing to talk in the second round of interviews. Nice work including an example of a specific strategy that you saw being used- did you see any others that were used consistently?
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