You Do The Math: Explaining Basic Concepts Behind Math Problems Improves Children's Lea... - 3 views
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Darren Kuropatwa on 28 Apr 09It would be interesting to build a set a links to similar research results as this and discuss the implications this has for what we do as math teachers in our classrooms.
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Darren Kuropatwa on 28 Apr 09New research from Vanderbilt University has found students benefit more from being taught the concepts behind math problems rather than the exact procedures to solve the problems. The findings offer teachers new insights on how best to shape math instruction to have the greatest impact on student learning.
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Holly Pope on 28 Nov 09This just confirms what all the other research has been saying. The issue is getting all of us who didn't learn math conceptually, and who were not trained in college conceptually, to teach this way.