Vladimir Sloutsky

Associated IES Content

FY2021

FY2021 Basic Processes Peer Review Panel

FY2018

FY2018 Basic Processes Peer Review Panel

FY2017

FY2017 Basic Processes Peer Review Panel

FY2016

FY2016 Basic Processes Peer Review Panel

FY2015

FY2015 Basic Processes Peer Review Panel

Grant

Facilitating Transfer of Mathematical Knowledge from Classroom to Real Life

Mathematical knowledge is crucial for science, engineering, economics, and many other fields of study, as well as many aspects of everyday life; however, even when students successfully learn mathematical concepts, they often have difficulty transferring their knowledge to new situations and at later points in time. One approach to teaching mathematics to facilitate both learning and transfer has been the use of concrete instantiations, including visual displays, as well as real world contex...

Federal funding program:

Education Research Grants

Award number:

R305A140214

FY2008 IES Peer Reviewers

FY2008 IES Research Peer Review Panel

Grant

The Role of External Representations in Learning and Transfer of Mathematical Knowledge

Abstract mathematical concepts pose challenges for learners, especially when learners are young. One way that classroom teachers address this challenge is to introduce abstract concepts through concrete representations or instantiations. For example, manipulatives such as differently colored blocks representing ones, tens, and hundreds could aid the learning of arithmetic. However, extraneous information in concrete representations may distract the learner from the relevant mathematical stru...

Federal funding program:

Education Research Grants

Award number:

R305B070407