Learning Mathematics: Constructivist and Interactionist Theories of Mathematical Development

by Paul Cobb

Book Overview

The first five contributions to this Special Issue on Theories of Mathematical Learning take a cognitive perspective whereas the sixth, that by Voigt, takes an interactionist perspective. The common theme that links the six articles is the focus on students' inferred experiences as the starting point in the theory-building process. This emphasis on the meanings that objects and events have for students within their experiential realities can be contrasted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048143977
• ISBN13: 9789048143979
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"