Developing Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge of Mathematics

@inproceedings{RittleJohnson2015DevelopingCA,
  title={Developing Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge of Mathematics},
  author={Bethany Rittle-Johnson and Michael Schneider},
  year={2015}
}
Mathematical competence rests on developing knowledge of concepts and of procedures (i.e. conceptual and procedural knowledge). Although there is some variability in how these constructs are defined and measured, there is general consensus that the relations between conceptual and procedural knowledge are often bi-directional and iterative. The chapter reviews recent studies on the relations between conceptual and procedural knowledge in mathematics and highlights examples of instructional… 
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