The identity of problem solving

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 385-401

  Mamona Downs, Joanna ^a   Downs, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Application of knowledge; Conceptualization; Exploration; Problem posing; Problem solving; Proof; Reading mathematical text; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444454722     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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