Mathematical learning models that depend on prior knowledge and instructional strategies

We present mathematical learning models—predictions of student’s knowledge vs amount of instruction—that are based on assumptions motivated by various theories of learning: tabula rasa, constructivist, and tutoring. These models predict the improvement (on the post-test) as a function of the pretest...

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Main Authors: David E. Pritchard, Young-Jin Lee, Lei Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2008-05-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTPER/v4/e010109