Every unsuccessful problem solver is unsuccessful in his or her own way: Affective and cognitive factors in proving

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-90

  Furinghetti, Fulvia ^a   Morselli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affective factors; Beliefs; Cognitive factors; Problem solving; Proof; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849112702     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-008-9134-4     Document Type: Article

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