| Description |
1 online resource (157 pages) |
| Series |
Distinguished Lecture Series |
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Faculty of Social Sciences distinguished lecture series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Strategy Discovery and Strategy Generalization; The Issue of Strategy Construction; Historical Background; An A Priori Analysis of Strategy Construction; Some Issues Concerning Strategy Construction; CHAPTER 2 Strategy Choices and the Development of Arithmetic Skills; Evidence that Children Use Diverse Strategies; The Value of Using Diverse Strategies; The Distributions of Associations Model; The New Strategy Choice Model; CHAPTER 3 A Study of Strategy Construction; Method; Pretest Results |
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Practice Phase ResultsConclusions; CHAPTER 4 Case Studies; Brittany; Lauren; Whitney; Christian; Ruth; Concluding Comments; CHAPTER 5 Summary, Conclusions, and Ideas; Precursors of Discovery; The Discovery Itself; Generalization of Newly Discovered Strategies; Strategy Construction Mechanisms; Future Objectives; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
This well-documented book divides the process of constructing new problem-solving strategies into two parts: discovery of the new strategy, and its generalization to new contexts. By using a trial-by-trial analysis, the authors are able to identify the exact trial on which the new strategy is first used, the circumstances that lead to the discovery, and the generalization of the strategy beyond its initial use. These observations disconfirm popular stereotypes of the discovery process and provide important insights into the nature of long-term learning and strategy discovery |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jenkins, Eric A
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| ISBN |
9781317784463 |
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1317784464 |
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