The mathematical discourse of 13-year-old partnered problem solving and its relation to the mathematics that emerges

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 187-228

  Kieran, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Discourse; Graphing of rational functions; Interaction; Mathematical discourse; Problem solving; Research in mathematics education; Student talk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012584908     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1014040725558     Document Type: Article

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