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Direct linkLoong, Esther Yook Kin – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2014
When solving mathematical problems, many students know the procedure to get to the answer but cannot explain why they are doing it in that way. According to Skemp (1976) these students have instrumental understanding but not relational understanding of the problem. They have accepted the rules to arriving at the answer without questioning or…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Mathematical Logic
