theorywatch

I haven’t mentioned my interest in “practice” for a while, but it’s continuing to strengthen as I work on my revised theory model, so I may be devoting some attention to it here. For instance, the Theory into Practice database is a very useful repository for learning theories, many of which are quite new to me. I especially like Kurt Van Lehn’s “Repair Theory,” as I can see multiple applications for it beyond the basic arithmetic domain in which it’s mostly been explored to date. For instance, in teaching citation styles, as the concept of “bug migration” (incomplete procedural knowledge applied to unfamiliar examples) seems to apply to that as well.