How Students (Mis)Understand Science and Mathematics
Intuitive Rules
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-8077-3958-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this fascinating volume, Ruth Stavy and Dina Tirosh argue that existing models of cognition are not rich enough to explain how students conceive and misconceive scientific and mathematical content. The authors propose a new theory of "intuitive rules" and demonstrate how these rules can be used to interpret the important misconceptions many students have about science and math. By showing how learners react in similar ways to scientifically unrelated situations, the authors make a strong case for a theoretical framework that explains these inconsistencies and predicts students' responses to scientific and mathematical problem-solving tasks. Provided are useful teaching strategies, grounded in this framework, that should be used to strengthen students' abilities to understand and apply scientific and mathematics principles.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-8077-3958-7 (9780807739587)
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Persons
Ruth Stavy is a professor of science education and Dina Tirosh is a professor of mathematics education, both in the Department of Science Education at Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Content
Part 1 How Children and Adults Use the Intuitive Rule "More A - More B": Equality Situations; Inequality Situations; Some Questions About the Use of This Rule. Part 2 Learning About the Intuitive Rule "Same A - Same B": Directly-Given Equality; Logically-Deduced Equality; Some Questions About the Use of This Rule. Part 3 The Nature of the Intuitive Rule "Everything Can Be Divided": Repeated Halving; Decreasing Series; Some Questions About the Use of This Rule. Part 4 Towards a Theory of Intuitive Rules: Theoretical Approaches to Students' Alternative Reasoning and Conceptions; Some Questions About the Intuitive Rule Theory. Part 5 Using Knowledge About Intuitive Rules - Educational Implications: Overcoming the Effects of the Intuitive Rules - General and Specific Teaching Strategies; Overcoming the Effects of the Intuitive Rules - How Mathematics and Science Educators Use Related Knowledge in Instruction.