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Mathematical Problem Solving

Current Themes, Trends, and Research

  • Brings together some of the latest research on problem solving
  • Offers international perspectives on current themes, trends, and research on problem solving
  • Presents multiple frameworks and views on problem solving

Part of the book series: ICME-13 Monographs (ICME13Mo)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Problem Solving Heuristics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Problem Solving and Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. The Spreadsheet Affordances in Solving Complex Word Problems

      • Nélia Amado, Susana Carreira, Sandra Nobre
      Pages 91-109
  4. Inquiry and Problem Posing in Mathematics Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. Is an Inquiry-Based Approach Possible at the Elementary School?

      • Magali Hersant, Christine Choquet
      Pages 113-131
  5. Assessment of and Through Problem Solving

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
    2. Toward Designing and Developing Likert Items to Assess Mathematical Problem Solving

      • James A. Mendoza Álvarez, Kathryn Rhoads, R. Cavender Campbell
      Pages 231-260
  6. The Problem Solving Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
    2. The ARPA Experience in Chile: Problem Solving for Teachers’ Professional Development

      • Patricio Felmer, Josefa Perdomo-Díaz, Cristián Reyes
      Pages 311-337

About this book

This book contributes to the field of mathematical problem solving by exploring current themes, trends and research perspectives. It does so by addressing five broad and related dimensions: problem solving heuristics, problem solving and technology, inquiry and problem posing in mathematics education, assessment of and through problem solving, and the problem solving environment.

Mathematical problem solving has long been recognized as an important aspect of mathematics, teaching mathematics, and learning mathematics. It has influenced mathematics curricula around the world, with calls for the teaching of problem solving as well as the teaching of mathematics through problem solving. And as such, it has been of interest to mathematics education researchers for as long as the field has existed. Research in this area has generally aimed at understanding and relating the processes involved in solving problems to students’ development of mathematical knowledge and problem solving skills. The accumulated knowledge and field developments have included conceptual frameworks for characterizing learners’ success in problem solving activities, cognitive, metacognitive, social and affective analysis, curriculum proposals, and ways to promote problem solving approaches. 

Reviews

“The volume will be a useful addition to the libraries of education researchers and to mathematics teacher educators who are charged with supporting preservice or inservice teachers’ development of capacities to incorporate problem solving into their instruction. … this volume offer interesting insights into the phenomenon of problem solving and the technological tools and learning environments that support students to engage in problem solving.” (Duane Gaysay, MAA Reviews, August 16, 2020)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

    Peter Liljedahl

  • Department of Mathematics Education, Cinvestav-Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico

    Manuel Santos-Trigo

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