Pengarang: Lieven Verschaffel

Linear or proportional relationships are a major topic in mathematics education. However, recent research has shown that secondary school students strongly tend to apply the linear model also in situ …

This book examines the kinds of transitions that have been studied in mathematics education research. It defines transition as a process of change, and describes learning in an educational context as …

Use of Representations in Reasoning and Problem Solving brings together contributions from leading international researchers in from educational psychology, cognitive science and related fields, to d …

Within an increasingly multimedia focused society, the use of external representations in learning, teaching and communication has increased dramatically. Whether in the classroom, university or work …

Within an increasingly multimedia focused society, the use of external representations in learning, teaching and communication has increased dramatically. Whether in the classroom, university or work …

Most would agree that the acquisition of problem-solvingability is a primary goal of education. The emergence of thenew information technologiesin the last ten years hasraised high expectations with …

The almost universal rejection of the notion of symbols as `carriers of meaning’ has created the need to find an alternative for the use of models as embodiments of mathematical concepts. By taking i …