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| Abstract Title: | Highlighting the advantages of symbolic problem solving with paired questions |
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| Abstract: | While experts prefer to solve problems symbolically, many introductory students strongly prefer to solve problem using numbers. While symbolic problems have many advantages, there is a good deal of overhead to learn before a student becomes proficient enough to recognize those advantages. A series of paired numeric/symbolic questions were designed to highlight the advantages of symbolic problem solving. This poster will describe those questions and the results of some pilot testing interviews. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
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| Primary Contact: |
Eugene Torigoe Thiel College 75 College Ave Greenville, PA 16125 |
