Do I teach concepts? Do I teach procedures? Do I teach both? If both, then in what order? This is an interesting study we did with 8th grade students learning to write linear equations. The results were surprising given the short time we had.

1. Where to Begin – Procedures and Concepts in Teaching Linear Equations Terry Vendlinski UCLA / CRESST National Educational Computing Conference June 29, 2009

5. Conceptual Instruction X Y 2 3 4 6 6 9 ? ? X Y 2 3 4 6 6 9 8 12 122 ? X Y 2 3 4 6 6 9 8 12 122 183 x y

11. Acknowledgements Texas Instruments and Dr. Rob Foshay And The schools, teachers, and students who make this and similar research possible

12. Terry Vendlinski [email_address]