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Contexts, Goals, Beliefs, and Learning Mathematics.
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Cobb, Paul – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1986
Advanced is the hypothesis that students organize their beliefs about mathematics to resolve problems that are primarily social rather than mathematical in origin. The contextuality of cognition, meaning-making, and learning in interactive situations are each discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cultural Context, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education