Discovery learning in math: Exercises versus problems
In this article, Garelick confronts the myth perpetrated in education schools that math is incorrectly taught by teaching students to do "exercises" rather than solving "problems". The former are viewed as inauthentic experiences in which the student applies algorithms to previou...
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| Language: | English |
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Nonpartisan Education Group
2009-02-01
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| Series: | Nonpartisan Education Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Essays/v5n2.htm |