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ERIC Number: EJ280022
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-May
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Skill Automaticity in Mathematics Instruction: A Response to Gagne.
Wachsmuth, Ipke
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v14 n3 p204-09 May 1983
This critique discusses Gagne's position that students should understand how to mathematize a concrete situation and validate a solution but need not understand how a solution is derived. Reconciling his views with those of mathematics educators and raising questions are both included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Educational Theories, Instruction, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research; Meaningful Instruction