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141. Complex Problem Solving

     Principles and Mechanisms

     Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Peter A. Frensch

     Although complex problem solving has emerged as a field of psychology in its own right, the literature is, for the most part, widely scattered, and often so technical that it is inaccessible to non-experts. This unique book provides a comprehensive, in-depth, and accessible introduction to the...

     Published July 31st 1991 by Psychology Press
142. The Philosophy of Mathematics Education

     By Paul Ernest

     Published January 6th 1991 by Routledge
143. Sharing Maths Cultures: IMPACT

     Inventing Maths For Parents And Children And Teachers

     By Ruth Merttens, Jeff Vass

     IMPACT the project is about involving parents in the mathematics curriculum through the "tutelage" of their children and through sustained patterns of direct contact....

     Published November 7th 1990 by Routledge
144. Culture and Cognitive Development

     Studies in Mathematical Understanding

     By Geoffrey B. Saxe

     Researchers examining children's mathematics acquisition are now questioning the belief that children learn mathematics principally through formalized, in-school mathematics education. There is increasing evidence that children gain mathematical understanding through their participation in...

     Published September 30th 1990 by Psychology Press
145. Transforming Children's Mathematics Education

     International Perspectives

     Edited by Leslie P. Steffe, Terry Wood

     Eminent scholars from around the globe gathered to discuss how educational systems would change if the prevailing principles of constructivism were applied to three major aspects of those systems -- knowledge and learning, communication, and environment. This volume provides documentation of the...

     Published April 30th 1990 by Routledge
146. The Art of Problem Posing, Second Edition

     By Stephen I. Brown, Marion I. Walter

     Updated and expanded, this second edition satisfies the same philosophical objective as the first -- to show the importance of problem posing. Although interest in mathematical problem solving increased during the past decade, problem posing remained relatively ignored. The Art of Problem Posing...

     Published February 28th 1990 by Routledge
147. Research Issues in the Learning and Teaching of Algebra

     the Research Agenda for Mathematics Education, Volume 4

     Edited by Sigrid Wagner, Carolyn Kieran

     Series: Research Agenda for Mathematics Education Series

     Published November 30th 1989 by Routledge
148. Advanced Basic Meta-analysis

     Version 1.10

     By Brian Mullen

     In response to the growing emphasis on precision in the summarization and integration of research literature, Advanced BASIC Meta-Analysis presents an overview of strategies, techniques, and procedures used in meta-analysis. The book and software provide an integrated and comprehensive...

     Published August 31st 1989 by Psychology Press
149. Mathematics in the Primary School

     By Richard R. Skemp

     Series: Subjects in the Primary School

     National Curriculum guidelines emphasise knowledge, understanding and skills. The author, an internationally recognised authority, provides teachers with a clear explanation of these principles, and explains the relation between understanding and skills, and describes their application to the...

     Published May 3rd 1989 by Routledge
150. Linguistic and Cultural Influences on Learning Mathematics

     Edited by Rodney R. Cocking, Jose P. Mestre

     Series: Psychology of Education and Instruction Series

     The combined impact of linguistic, cultural, educational and cognitive factors on mathematics learning is considered in this unique book. By uniting the diverse research models and perspectives of these fields, the contributors describe how language and cognitive factors can influence mathematical...

     Published December 31st 1987 by Routledge