Vygotskian scientific concepts and connectionist teaching in mathematics
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This paper explores Vygotsky's theory of scientific concepts. It does so in direct relation to forms of mathematical pedagogy which strive to develop more meaningful activity than the dominant drill and memory-based practice. In doing so it develops the beginnings of a systematic theoretical explanation, and justification, of such approaches to teaching.
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