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Individual and Group Mathematical Creativity among Post-High School Students
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Molad, Osnat; Levenson, Esther S.; Levy, Sigal – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2020
Promoting mathematical creativity is an important aim of mathematics education, which may be promoted by engaging students with open-ended tasks. Most studies of students' creativity have investigated the creativity of students working individually. This study concerns the mathematical creativity of students working as individuals as compared with…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Mathematics Skills, Creativity, Geometry
Applied Mathematical Problem Solving, Modelling, Applications, and Links to Other Subjects--State, Trends and Issues in Mathematics Instruction.
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Blum, Werner; Niss, Mogens – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1991
This paper reviews the present state, recent trends, and prospective lines of development concerning applied problem solving, modeling, and their respective applications. Four major trends are scrutinized with respect to curriculum inclusion: a widened spectrum of arguments, an increased universality, an increased consolidation, and an extended…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education
Institutions Influencing Mathematics Students' Private Work: A Factor of Academic Achievement
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Castela, Corine – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2004
The aim of the research presented in this paper is to contribute to our knowledge about problem solving in mathematics. My purpose in this paper is to compare, from this point of view, two very different institutions in the French tertiary education system, with the intention to interpret the chronic inequality of performance in problem solving…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Activities, Learning Strategies, Comparative Analysis
On the Dual Nature of Mathematical Conceptions: Reflections on Processes and Objects as Different Sides of the Same Coin.
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Sfard, Anna – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1991
This paper presents a theoretical framework for investigating the role of algorithms in mathematical thinking using a combined ontological-psychological outlook. The intent is to demonstrate that the processes of learning and of problem solving incorporate an elaborate interplay between operational and structural conceptualizations of the same…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
Subject Matter Knowledge for Teaching and the Case of Functions.
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Even, Ruhama – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1990
Discussed is the question of teachers' knowledge about mathematical topics. The building of an analytic framework of subject matter knowledge for teaching the topic of functions in mathematics is demonstrated. Discussed is the construction of mathematics courses prospective mathematics teachers take. (KR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills
On Learning the Rate of Instantaneous Change=A Propos De L'Apprentissage Du Taux De Variation Instantane.
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Schneider, Maggy – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1992
Divided into two parts, this article analyzes why some pupils feel reserve about instantaneous velocities and instantaneous flows. The second part relates reactions of pupils facing a problem that implicates the instantaneous rate of change. Describes some characteristics of this problem that enables the authors to explain its instructional…
Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries