A US perspective on the implementation of inquiry-based learning in mathematics

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 901-909

  Schoenfeld, Alan H ^a   Kilpatrick, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inquiry based learning; Problem solving; Social contexts of curricular reform; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887366686     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-013-0531-5     Document Type: Article

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