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High School Students' Intuitive Understandings of Geometric Transformations
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Hollebrands, Karen F. – Mathematics Teacher, 2004
Analysis of students' work on tasks relating to reflections, translations and rotations is discussed. Findings from research with regard to students' understanding of a subject would help teachers prepare for the class.
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, High School Students, Intuition, Mathematics Instruction
Lasting Reductions in Illegal Moves Following an Increase in Their Cost: Evidence from River-Crossing Problems
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Knowles, Martin E.; Delaney, Peter F. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2005
The authors present 3 experiments demonstrating ways to reduce illegal moves in problem-solving tasks. They propose a 3-stage framework for the rejection of illegal moves. An illegal move must come to mind and be selected, checked for legality, and correctly rejected. Illegal move reduction can occur at any stage. Control group participants…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Error Patterns, Experimental Psychology, Task Analysis