The predictive power of intuitive rules: A critical analysis of the impact of 'more A-more B' and 'same A-same B'

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 179-207

  Van Dooren, Wim ^a   De Bock, Dirk ^a   Weyers, Dave ^a   Verschaffel, Lieven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

alternative conceptions; errors; illusion of linearity; intuition; intuitive conceptions; intuitive rules; misconceptions; naive conceptions; preconceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544268394     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EDUC.0000040379.26033.0d     Document Type: Review

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