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Peer reviewedGreer, Brian, Ed.; Verschaffel, Lieven, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Five papers discuss the current and potential contributions of information-processing theory to our understanding of mathematical thinking as those contributions affect the practice of mathematics education. It is concluded that information-processing theories need to be supplemented in various ways to more adequately reflect the complexity of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Processing, Mathematical Concepts
