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The distinction between procedural knowledge and conceptual knowledge seems to be possible at a terminological level. However, real problems begin when this distinction is to be operationalized by acceptable tasks, and the relation between the two knowledge types is to be clarified. This article tries to resolve some of these problems by using a constructivist approach.
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Die Unterscheidung des prozeduralen und begrifflichen Wissens scheint auf terminologischer Ebene evident zu sein. Die wirklichen Schwierigkeiten beginnen dann, wenn explizite Beziehungen zwischen diesen zwei Kenntnisstypen oder angepasste Aufgaben gesucht sind. Dieser Artikel stellt einen Versuch dar, einige von diesen Problemen im Sinne des Konstruktivismus zu analysieren und zu lösen.
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Haapasalo, L., Kadijevich, D. Two Types of Mathematical Knowledge and Their Relation. JMD 21, 139–157 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03338914
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