Interventions to improve equational reasoning: replication and extension of the Cuisenaire-Gattegno curriculum effect.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The ability to reason about equations in a robust and fluent way requires both instrumental knowledge of symbolic forms, syntax, and operations, as well as relational knowledge of how such formalisms map to meaningful relationships captured within mental models. A recent systematic review of studies contrasting the Cuisenaire-Gattegno (Cui) curriculum approach vs. traditional rote schooling on equational reasoning has demonstrated the positive efficacy of pedagogies that focus on integrating these two forms of knowledge.

Methods

Here we seek to replicate and extend the most efficacious of these studies (Brownell) by implementing the curriculum to a high degree of fidelity, as well as capturing longitudinal changes within learners via a novel tablet-based assessm

SUBMITTER: Benson I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509469 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature