Role of Conceptual Knowledge in Mathematical Procedural Learning.

Byrnes, James P.; Wasik, Barbara A.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Role of Conceptual Knowledge in Mathematical Procedural Learning.

Byrnes, James P.; Wasik, Barbara A.

Developmental Psychology, v27 n5 p777-87 Sep 1991

Two experiments explored the relationship between conceptual and procedural knowledge. Results revealed that fourth and sixth graders made computational errors even though they possessed conceptual knowledge. Fifth graders mastered conceptual knowledge before procedural knowledge. Results support the dynamic interaction theory. (BC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Epistemology, Fractions, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Learning Processes, Mathematics

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Language: English

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