alleryWhich two features best promote conceptual understanding in maths?
AConcepts and struggle
BSpeed drills and rewards
CSilent copy seatwork
DDictation and recitation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Concepts and struggle
1. Research confirms two features for conceptual understanding.
2. They are attending explicitly to concepts and allowing students to struggle with important maths.
3. Drills, copying and recitation do not build connections.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mathematics education, Conceptual understanding_
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