The Effectiveness of Incorrect Examples and Comparison When Learning About Decimal Magnitude

Exposing students to incorrect examples of mathematical procedures can be beneficial for learning. However, it remains unclear how such examples can improve learning. Incorrect examples may be beneficial because students compare them to correct examples or because seeing incorrect examples exposes s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Durkin, Kelley
Other Authors: Bethany Rittle-Johnson
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2012
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-04022012-004633/