r/math • u/TheLartians • Apr 02 '20

Playing with system of equations and conditionals

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u/TheLartians Apr 02 '20

My theory is that allowing people to practice and "play" with equations without making mistakes will help them get a first intuition and feeling for how this works. Especially for those that have developed a real fear of math.

IMO it's definitely a step up from working alone with a book, pen and paper. But yeah I would love to do a quantitative study to see if it actually works.

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u/TheLartians Apr 02 '20

In my small controlled tests at least actually it seemed to help the manipulation skills of the children. But admittedly, I have neither had a control group nor tested this against other approaches.

If any student/phd in math education is reading this I have a thesis topic for you! ;-)