Seizing the opportunity to create uncertainty in learning mathematics

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-321

  Zaslavsky, Orit ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognitive conflict; Counterexample; Mathematics teacher education; Proof; Task design; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144461554     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-005-0606-5     Document Type: Article

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