ERIC Number: EJ1173306
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Publication Date: 2016-Sep
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Catalyzing Genetic Thinking in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
King, Samuel Olugbenga
Curriculum and Teaching, v31 n2 p27-46 Sep 2016
In undergraduate mathematics education, atypical problem solving approaches are usually discouraged because they are not adaptive to systematic deduction on which undergraduate instructional systems are predicated. I present preliminary qualitative research evidence that indicates that these atypical approaches, such as genetic guessing, which sometimes are instantiations of "implicit learning," often catalyze genetic thinking, the synthesis of novel insights. Consequently, I present a conceptual framework illustrating how implicit learning-based atypical problem solving approaches may enhance student engagement and learning outcomes, and catalyze genetic thinking.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Qualitative Research, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Guessing (Tests), Engineering, Audience Response Systems, Formative Evaluation, Semi Structured Interviews, Learning Strategies, Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries
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