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Meaningful Distributed Instruction— Conceptual Previews For Symbolic Procedures, Edward C. Rathmell
Meaningful Distributed Instruction— Conceptual Previews For Symbolic Procedures, Edward C. Rathmell
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Understanding a symbolic procedure means far more than “getting the right answer.” A mathematical symbolic procedure or written skill involves step-bystep thinking that leads from a computational problem to a solution. Memorizing this step-by-step procedure may enable a student to answer the problem, even answer it correctly. Yes, that is important, but understanding means much more.