Convergence of sequences and series 2: Interactions between nonvisual reasoning and the learner's beliefs about their own role

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-100

  Alcock, Lara ^a   Simpson, Adrian ^a  

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Author keywords

Advanced mathematical thinking; Beliefs; Convergence; Definitions; Proof; Real analysis; Representations; Sequences; Series; Symbolic reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444365053     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-005-2813-5     Document Type: Article

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