A categorization of the "whys" and "hows" of using history in mathematics education

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-261

  Jankvist, Uffe Thomas ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetic principle; History as a tool, history as a goal; Illumination, modules, and history based approaches; In issues and meta issues; Indispensability of arguments; Using history in mathematics education; Whys and hows

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349135354     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-008-9174-9     Document Type: Article

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