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Problem-Posing Triggers or Where Do Mathematics Competition Problems Come From?
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Kontorovich, Igor' – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2020
Spurred by Kilpatrick's (1987) "Where do good problems come from?", this study explores problem-posing triggers of experienced problem posers for mathematics competitions. Triggers are conceived as instances of noticing, where an impulse draws a poser's attention and "triggers off" a mathematical re-action, one of the outcomes…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Education, Competition, Mathematics Skills