Problem Solving in Mathematics Education

Manuel Santos-Trigo, Uldarico Malaspina, Peter Liljedahl, Regina Bruder

ISBN 10: 3319407295 / ISBN 13: 9783319407296

Published by Springer International Publishing AG, CH, 2016

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This survey book reviews four interrelated areas: (i) the relevance of heuristics in problem-solving approaches - why they are important and what research tells us about their use; (ii) the need to characterize and foster creative problem-solving approaches - what type of heuristics helps learners devise and practice creative solutions; (iii) the importance that learners formulate and pursue their own problems; and iv) the role played by the use of both multiple-purpose and ad hoc mathematical action types of technologies in problem-solving contexts - what ways of reasoning learners construct when they rely on the use of digital technologies, and how technology and technology approaches can be reconciled.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Problem Solving in Mathematics Education
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, CH
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319407295
• ISBN 13: 9783319407296
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This survey book reviews four interrelated areas: (i) the relevance of heuristics in problem-solving approaches – why they are important and what research tells us about their use; (ii) the need to characterize and foster creative problem-solving approaches – what type of heuristics helps learners devise and practice creative solutions; (iii) the importance that learners formulate and pursue their own problems; and iv) the role played by the use of both multiple-purpose and ad hoc mathematical action types of technologies in problem-solving contexts – what ways of reasoning learners construct when they rely on the use of digital technologies, and how technology and technology approaches can be reconciled.