Describing cognitive orientation of Calculus I tasks across different types of coursework

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 675-690

  White, Nina ^a   Mesa, Vilma ^b  

^a Department of Mathematics ^*  (United States)

^b School of Education 4041 SEB 610 East University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Calculus 1; Cognitive orientation of mathematical tasks; Graded coursework; Student coursework; Textbook; Ungraded coursework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926300947     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-014-0588-9     Document Type: Article

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