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ERIC Number: EJ604021
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
Aspects of the Nature and State of Research in Mathematics Education.
Niss, Mogens
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v40 n1 p1-24 Oct 1999
Offers an outline and a characterization of the didactics of mathematics--alias, science of mathematics education--as a scientific and scholarly discipline. Discusses why its endeavors should be of interest to research mathematicians. Presents a number of findings in the discipline, including the astonishing complexity of mathematical learning and the key role of domain specificity. (Contains 46 references.) (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning, Mathematics Education, Research Needs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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