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Srinivasan, V. K. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2011
This article presents different approaches to a problem, dubbed by the author as "the consecutive pages problem". The aim of this teaching-oriented article is to promote the teaching of abstract concepts in mathematics, by selecting a challenging amusement problem and then presenting various solutions in such a way that it can engage the attention…
Descriptors: Problem Sets, Problem Solving, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts
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Landy, David; Goldstone, Robert L. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2007
In 4 experiments, the authors explored the role of visual layout in rule-based syntactic judgments. Participants judged the validity of a set of algebraic equations that tested their ability to apply the order of operations. In each experiment, a nonmathematical grouping pressure was manipulated to support or interfere with the mathematical…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Algebra, Abstract Reasoning, Problem Based Learning