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Kontorovich, Igor' – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2018
Growing from the commognitive framework, this study is concerned with objectification -- a special way of talking about mathematical objects, which is key to one's concept formation. The study explores how objectification can be manifested in the discourse on square roots that unfolds in writing. The data comes from a class in a foundation…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Algebra, Cognitive Processes
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Shanon, Benny – Discourse Processes, 1983
Three experiments conducted with normal adults in both Israel and the United States show that the answers people give to questions vary with the category of the target and its distance. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis