Reblogged from profkeithdevlin:
Procedures or thinking?
Part 5 of a series
The vast majority of video games that claim to teach mathematics do not actually do that. Rather, what they do is provide a means for students to practice what they have already been taught. For the most part, the focus is on basic computational skills.
A good example is the first-person shooter…
This is the 5th post in a series by Dr. Keith Devlin discussing the differences between video games that teach mathematical procedures and the opportunity for games that could teach mathematical thinking.
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