Posts Tagged ‘memory’
What math teachers should know about memory
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: April 11, 2011
How often do mathematics teachers say about students: “If only they would memorize the information”? In my experience, a lot, and with considerable anguish. What this concern shows, in my experience, is a lack of understanding of human memory systems – an aspect of brain functioning that is critical to education. Rote memorization This is […]
Should students memorize the quadratic formula?
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: November 26, 2010
Recently, Dan Meyer @ddmeyer Tweeted: “@MmeVeilleux Sorry if that’s a letdown. I wouldn’t have a kid memorize the quadratic formula.” x So, the question this raises for me, and that I want to address in this post is: should teachers require students to memorize the quadratic formula? x x x The quadratic formula A quadratic […]
