Implications
n Different contexts may trigger students
to reach for different resources.
n Resources situated in students’ everyday experiences
are often much easier for them to use than formal ones.
n Transfer is non-trivial.  Linking situated and formal
methods may be particularly difficult for students.
n What may look simple to someone accustomed to a
context may be hard for someone new to that context.
(A problem that looks like Gin and Coke to you
may look like K2A7 to your students!)
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