Browsing by Subject "conceptual knowledge"
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In Pursuit of Knowledge: Comparing Self-Explanations, Concepts, and Procedures as Pedagogical Tools (2008-04-04)Department: PsychologyExplaining new ideas to oneself can promote learning and transfer, but how and when such self-explanations are effective is unclear. This study investigated how instruction on concepts versus procedures affected the quality ...
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The Effectiveness Of Comparing Correct and Incorrect Examples for Learning About Decimal Magnitude (2009-12-10)Department: PsychologyComparing common mathematical errors to correct examples may help people overcome misconceptions. We examined whether comparing incorrect and correct examples was more effective than comparing two correct examples for ...
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(2012-04-18)Department: PsychologyExposing students to incorrect examples of mathematical procedures can be beneficial for learning. However, it remains unclear how such examples can improve learning. Incorrect examples may be beneficial because students ...