chaining
-
Learning Math – The Patting Head and Rubbing Belly Phenomena
In education, math especially, there exist a learning situation I call the patting head and rubbing belly phenomena. In this phenomena students are presented a math problem that consists of several steps they know how to do and then maybe one or two additional steps that are new. Adding the additional step is like adding…
-
Shopping at the Grocery Store
There are numerous hidden tasks that we undertake while at the grocery store. We process them so quickly or subconsciously that we are not aware of these steps. As a result, we may overlook these steps while educating students on life skills such as grocery shopping. Subsequently, these steps may not be part of the…