Approach to mathematical problem solving and students' belief systems: Two case studies

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-126

  Callejo, María Luz ^a   Vila, Antoni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b IES Gabriel Ferrater   (Spain)

Author keywords

Approach to problem solving; Patterns of action; Problem solving; Students' belief systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349920710     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-009-9195-z     Document Type: Article

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