New Directions for Situated Cognition in Mathematics Education

Book Overview

This book draws together a range of papers by experienced writers in mathematics education who have used the concept of situated cognition in their research in recent years. It provides an up-to-date overview of developments and applications to which other researchers can refer and which will inspire future research. The book examines the present state of the field, the papers all relate to situated cognition, showing how its application to mathematics education has matured and become usefully embedded in our approach to central issues about learning mathematics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441943986
• ISBN13: 9781441943989
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"