The Influence of Risk Taking on Student Creation of Mathematical Meaning: Contextual Risk Theory

The primary concerns of mathematics educators are learning and teaching mathematics. It is, therefore, natural to ask "what implications and benefits might there be if learning were perceived as a risk-taking event?" (Atkinson, 1957, p. 266). The underlying motivation of this study is to...

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Main Author: Houghtaling, Erin Nicole
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1738
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2737&context=etd