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Visual Models, Procedural Fluency, and Multiple Strategies:A Cognitive Critique of Common Core Elementary Mathematics
https://nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Reviews/v22n1.html by Qianruo Shen Abstract: This paper examines the cognitive and curricular problems of Common Core elementary mathematics. Through analysis of Big Ideas Math and related instructional practices, it argues that, visual representations are employed excessively and without sufficient transition … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, constructivism, Curriculum & Instruction, Education policy, Eric A. Nelson, International Tests, K-12, math, Mathematics, Qianruo Shen, STEM
Tagged automaticity, cognitive science, conceptual, discovery learning, inquiry learning, memorization, PISA, standard algorithm, TIMSS, understanding
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