Mind Bugs
Author | : Kurt VanLehn |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1990 |
ISBN-10 | : 0262220369 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780262220361 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mind Bugs by : Kurt VanLehn
Download or read book Mind Bugs written by Kurt VanLehn and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As children acquire arithmetic skills, they often develop 'bugs'--small, local misconceptions that cause systematic errors. Mind Bugs combines a novel cognitive simulation process with careful hypothesis testing to explore how mathematics students acquire procedural skills in instructional settings, focusing in particular on these procedural misconceptions and what they reveal about the learning process.