Mathematics and cognition
Subtitle: a research synthesis by the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
By: edited by Pearla Nesher and Jeremy Kilpatrick.
Contributors: Nesher, Pearla.; Kilpatrick, Jeremy.; International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Series: ICMI study series
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Psychological aspects
Description: This book, which was first published in 1990, is aimed at teachers, mathematics educators and general readers who are interested in mathematics education from a psychological point of view. The book describes research findings that shed light on the learning of mathematics from early arithmetic to high levels of algebra and geometry. The book is the collaborative effort of a number of members of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education and primarily describes their work whilst at the same time covering many issues that interest researchers in mathematics education.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-180).