Hi I do not know if it is the right place to talk about such issues, however will add my POV.
Master a computer software which does algebra for you is an important part of the learning almost any branch of applied science. In near future it would probably be going to be even more useful than the classical way of doing them by hand. Hence learn to use a software may be more important than practicing algebra with a pen an paper. It seems that the guys at MIT found out that the copying hampers the development of algebric skills more than the conceptual one. Even if there is a possibility that by "copying" using sage one may develop less algebric skill, things are possibly well compensated by the enhanced software skill. best, Pallab On Apr 4, 8:22 am, rjf <[email protected]> wrote: > from someone else, then consider this article, which > suggests that students (at MIT, at least) learn significantly > less, in some sense, by copying their homework. > > http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/homework-copying-0318.html > > While the details of the experimental setup may not match using Sage > for > homework, it seems to me there is an analogy and the quantitative > results are startling. > > (followup could be done at the MIT page, here, or Sage-flame, or is > there a list for educational applications > of Sage??) > > RJF -- To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
