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Trade-Offs between Grounded and Abstract Representations: Evidence from Algebra Problem Solving
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Koedinger, Kenneth R.; Alibali, Martha W.; Nathan, Mitchell J. – Cognitive Science, 2008
This article explores the complementary strengths and weaknesses of grounded and abstract representations in the domain of early algebra. Abstract representations, such as algebraic symbols, are concise and easy to manipulate but are distanced from any physical referents. Grounded representations, such as verbal descriptions of situations, are…
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Algebra, Problem Solving, Abstract Reasoning