# The role of instrumental and relational understanding in proofs about group isomorphisms

• Published in 2002
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## Comment

"Instrumental" understanding is recalling an algorithm and being able to apply it. "Relational" understanding is knowing what the algorithm is for and why it works. The authors say you need relational understanding of group isomorphisms to be able to prove statements about them.

## Other information

key
Weber2002
type
inproceedings
2010-09-03
date_published
2002-09-14
booktitle
Proceedings from the 2nd International Conference for the Teaching of Mathematics

### BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{Weber2002,
key = {Weber2002},
type = {inproceedings},
title = {The role of instrumental and relational understanding in proofs about group isomorphisms},
author = {Weber, K.},
abstract = {},
comment = {"Instrumental" understanding is recalling an algorithm and being able to apply it. "Relational" understanding is knowing what the algorithm is for and why it works. The authors say you need relational understanding of group isomorphisms to be able to prove statements about them.},
}