Studying the practical rationality of mathematics teaching: What goes into "installing" a theorem in geometry?

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-255

  Herbst, Patricio ^a   Nachlieli, Talli ^b   Chazan, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the Wingate Institute   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 79953905063     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370008.2011.556833     Document Type: Article

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