Problem solving as a challenge for mathematics education in The Netherlands

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 405-418

  Doorman, Michiel ^a   Drijvers, Paul ^a   Dekker, Truus ^a   van den Heuvel Panhuizen, Marja ^a,b   de Lange, Jan ^a   Wijers, Monica ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Mathematics education; Problem solving; Realistic mathematics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350029288     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-007-0043-2     Document Type: Article

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