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ERIC Number: EJ764986
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Nov
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
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Research Commentary: Reconceptualizing Procedural Knowledge
Star, Jon R.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v36 n5 p404-411 Nov 2005
In this article, I argue for a renewed focus in mathematics education research on procedural knowledge. I make three main points: (1) The development of students' procedural knowledge has not received a great deal of attention in recent research; (2) one possible explanation for this deficiency is that current characterizations of conceptual and procedural knowledge reflect limiting assumptions about how procedures are known; and (3) reconceptualizing procedural knowledge to remedy these assumptions would have important implications for both research and practice. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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