Mathematical Thinking and Problem Solving

Schoenfeld, Alan H. (Edited by)/ Sloane, Alan H. (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 0805809902 / ISBN 13: 9780805809909

Published by Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc, 1994

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1st edition. 360 pages. 9.25x6.52x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mathematical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805809902
• ISBN 13: 9780805809909
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.59 kilograms

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Synopsis

In the early 1980s there was virtually no serious communication among the various groups that contribute to mathematics education - mathematicians, mathematics educators, classroom teachers, and cognitive scientists. Members of these groups came from different traditions, had different perspectives, and rarely gathered in the same place to discuss issues of common interest. Part of the problem was that there was no common ground for the discussions - given the disparate traditions and perspectives.

As one way of addressing this problem, the Sloan Foundation funded two conferences in the mid-1980s, bringing together members of the different communities in a ground clearing effort, designed to establish a base for communication. In those conferences, interdisciplinary teams reviewed major topic areas and put together distillations of what was known about them.*

A more recent conference - upon which this volume is based - offered a forum in which various people involved in education reform would present their work, and members of the broad communities gathered would comment on it. The focus was primarily on college mathematics, informed by developments in K-12 mathematics. The main issues of the conference were mathematical thinking and problem solving.

About the Author

Alan H. Sloane, Alan H. Schoenfeld