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Vamvakoussi, Xenia; Vosniadou, Stella – Learning and Instruction, 2004
In the present article, we argue that the conceptual change approach to learning can apply in the case of mathematics, taking into consideration the particular nature of mathematical knowledge and the neurobiological bases of mathematical cognition. In the empirical study that is reported in this article, we investigated ninth graders'…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Numbers, Grade 9, Algebra