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Applying Levels of Abstraction to Mathematics Word Problems
- Source :
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TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning . May 2020 64(3):395-403. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In many discussions of the ways in which abstraction is applied in computer science (CS), researchers and advocates of CS education argue that CS students should be taught to consciously and explicitly move among levels of abstraction (Armoni "Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching," 32(3), 265-284, 2013; Kramer "Communications of the ACM," 50(4), 37-42, 2007; "Wing Communications of the ACM," 49(3), 33-35, 2006). In this paper, we describe one way that attention to levels of abstraction could also support learning in mathematics. Specifically, we propose a framework for using abstraction in elementary mathematics based on Armoni's (2013) framework for teaching computational abstraction. We propose that such a framework could address an enduring challenge in mathematics for helping elementary students solve word problems with attention to context. In a discussion of implications, we propose that future research using the framework for instruction and teacher education could also explore ways that attention to levels of abstraction in elementary school mathematics may support later learning of mathematics and computer science.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 8756-3894
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1255219
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-020-00479-3