Math Skills

"In Pursuit of Knowledge: Comparing Self-Explanaions, Concepts, and Procedures as Pedagogical Tools"

"Conceptual" instruction in math was more efficient, and led to higher-quality explanations of math, than instruction focused on math procedures, a recent study Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader has found. The study focused on how to maximize the potential of "self-explanations," or having students explain and justify academic material to themselves, which research has...

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