Problem solving as a basis for reform in curriculum and instruction: The case of mathematics

Educational Researcher

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 12-21

  Hiebert, James ^a   Carpenter, Thomas P ^b   Fennema, Elizabeth ^b   Fuson, Karen ^c   Human, Piet ^d   Murray, Hanlie ^d   Olivier, Alwyn ^d   Wearne, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 0001773560     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X025004012     Document Type: Article

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