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ERIC Number: EJ290487
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Mathematical Thinking: The Struggle for Meaning.
Burton, Leone
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v15 n1 p35-49 Jan 1984
Mathematical thinking as a style of thinking that is a function of particular operations, processes, and dynamics is explored. A descriptive model of mathematical thinking is presented and used to provide answers to whether mathematical thinking can be taught and how. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Modeling (Psychology), Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research; Meaningful Instruction