Examining the Roles of Metacognition and Reasoning in the Demonstration of a Functional Understanding

We often argue that students possess a functional understanding of a given concept if they recognize, on their own, the need to apply that concept in a new situation and then are able to do so successfully.  (In essence, this is equivalent to the notion of transfer.)  At the same time, a collaborative investigation with read more Examining the Roles of Metacognition and Reasoning in the Demonstration of a Functional Understanding