On Aspects of Mathematical Reasoning : Affect and Gender
This thesis explores two aspects of mathematical reasoning: affect and gender. I started by looking at the reasoning of upper secondary students when solving tasks. This work revealed that when not guided by an interviewer, algorithmic reasoning, based on memorising algorithms which may or may not b...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik
2009
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-15036 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7264-791-6 |