Concreteness fading may not be as broadly generalizable across mathematics and natural science domains as has been suggested¶
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q1 i? A conceptual analysis suggests concreteness fading is not broadly generalizable because representation types and instructional goals differ across domains. → Tommi Kokkonen & Lennart Schalk 2021
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Tommi Kokkonen & Lennart Schalk 2021¶
Tommi Kokkonen & Lennart Schalk. (2021). One Instructional Sequence Fits all? A Conceptual Analysis of the Applicability of Concreteness Fading in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology Education. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09581-7
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Theoretical conceptual analysis of existing and possible concreteness fading implementations across four domains. The authors state their "analysis suggests that concreteness fading may not be as generalizable as has been suggested," citing differing representation types and instructional goals. No empirical data are reported.
"Our analysis suggests that concreteness fading may not be as generalizable as has been suggested. Two main reasons for this are discussed: (1) the types of representations and the relations between them differ across different domains"
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Concreteness fading may not be as broadly generalizable across mathematics and natural science domains as has been suggested |
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Concreteness fading may not be as broadly generalizable across mathematics and natural science domains as has been suggested |
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