Beyond motivation: Exploring mathematical modeling as a context for deepening students' understandings of curricular mathematics

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-112

  Zbiek, Rose Mary ^a   Conner, Annamarie ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Mathematical modeling; Prospective teachers; Theory; Understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748992286     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-005-9002-4     Document Type: Article

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