Journal ISSN

2330-0582

Article

Addressing the Hammer-and-Nail Phenomenon

Authors

Kien LimFollow

Publication Date

June 2020

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12

Volume

113

Issue

6

Abstract

The hammer-and-nail phenomenon highlights human tendency to approach a problem using a tool with which one is familiar instead of analyzing the problem. Pedagogical suggestions are offered to help students minimize their mathematical impulsivity, cultivate an analytic disposition, and develop conceptual understanding.

First Page

487

Last Page

495

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