Using Story as an Instructional Strategy to Teach Mathematics.
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https://doi.org/10.26740/jomp.v2n2.p52-58Keywords:
Story, Instruction strategy, Mathematics learningAbstract
Most instruction focuses on procedural learning. Students dont understand why they are doing mathematical procedures and mimicking the teacher. While conceptual learning has been proven to increase student achievement. Story is an instructional strategy that conceptually teaching mathematics. Students become emotional invested and apply their mathematical learning to make predictions.References
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