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Direct linkVan Dooren, Wim; Vamvakoussi, Xenia; Verschaffel, Lieven – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2018
Proportionality can be considered among the most important mathematical notions in the middle school math curriculum (grades 5 to 8). It is the capstone of elementary arithmetic, number, and measurement concepts, and at the same time one of the most elementary understandings one needs for more advanced mathematics. Understanding proportionality is…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Middle School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedEynde, Peter Op't; De Corte, Erik; Verschaffel, Lieven – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2006
A socio-constructivist account of learning and emotions stresses the situatedness of every learning activity and points to the close interactions between cognitive, conative and affective factors in students' learning and problem solving. Emotions are perceived as being constituted by the dynamic interplay of cognitive, physiological, and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Cognitive Processes, Affective Behavior, Problem Solving
De Corte, Erik; Verschaffel, Lieven; Masui, Chris – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2004
A major challenge for education and educational research is to build on our present understanding of learning for designing environments for education that are conducive to fostering in students self-regulatory and cooperative learning skills, transferable knowledge, and a disposition toward competent thinking and problem solving. Taking into…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Intervention, Thinking Skills
