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Lee, Okhwa; Lehrer, Richard – 1987
Seven graduate students in a seminar on classroom computing received instruction in LOGO programming. Programming protocols were collected periodically and examined for errors and misconceptions; in-depth interviews were conducted in order to understand specific misconceptions better. As novice students transit from instruction to experience in…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Concept Formation, Educational Research
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Dubinsky, Ed – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1987
Why students have difficulty with a proof (such as Cantor's) is discussed, with the focus on proof by contradiction. Methods may fail due to the difficulty of the concept and lack of understanding of how students are thinking. (MNS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Diagnostic Teaching, Error Patterns, Mathematics Instruction
Mestre, Jose – 1989
Students come to the classroom with theories that they have actively constructed from their everyday experiences. However, some of these theories are incomplete half-truths. Although such misconceptions interfere with new learning, students are often emotionally and intellectually attached to them. Some common mathematical misconceptions involve:…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
Bright, George W. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1988
Considered are concept development and errors in using both Logo and BASIC made by 25 prospective teachers in a computer literacy course. Understanding errors that students exhibit in programing may affect the ways mathematics teachers understand the process of learning structured content like mathematics. (MNS)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Concept Formation
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Hart, Kathleen – Mathematics in School, 1987
A brief overview is given of a research project funded to investigate the cause and cure of errors in ratio and proportion, algebra, and fractions. Choosing pertinent information, interviewing students, listing significant features, developing lessons, and testing the materials are considered. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Movshovitz-Hadar, N.; And Others – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1986
A collection of student distortions, represented by student-invented variations of theorems, are presented. They were drawn from examination papers of 17-year-old students in Israel. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Error Patterns
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Cohn, Cheryl L. – College Teaching, 1995
A classroom exercise to help college students of economics conceptualize, create, and learn from graphs is described. The technique is illustrated with an exercise concerning the concept of supply and demand in consumer markets. Classroom time required for the activity is small, and students become adept at manipulating models without anxiety.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Concept Formation
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Nesher, Pearla – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1987
Advances the idea that performance errors should contribute positively to the process of learning. Argues that errors do not occur randomly and that instructional theory should not condemn errors, but seek them. (PK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Theories, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fisher, Kathleen M.; Lipson, Joseph Isaac – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Discusses the value of studying errors made by students in the process of learning science. Addresses 20 research questions dealing with student learning errors. Attempts to characterize errors made by students and clarify some terms used in error research. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies