The identity of problem solving

@article{citeulike:415501, abstract = {This paper raises issues motivated by considering the "identity" of problem solving. This means that we are concerned with how other mathematics education topics impinge on problem solving, and with themes that naturally arise within the problem-solving agenda. We claim that some of these issues need more attention by educational research, while for others, the coverage they have in the literature requires reappraisal in certain ways. In particular, the following themes are discussed: problem solving vis-a-vis proof; conceptualization; structure and representations; raising questions and posing; the significance to problem solving of techniques; application of knowledge; exploration; and the reading of mathematical texts.}, author = {Mamona-Downs, Joanna and Downs, Martin }, citeulike-article-id = {415501}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmathb.2005.09.011}, journal = {The Journal of Mathematical Behavior}, keywords = {competition, gmx, mathematics, posing, problem, solving}, number = {3-4}, pages = {385--401}, posted-at = {2005-11-30 16:52:55}, priority = {2}, title = {The identity of problem solving}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2005.09.011}, volume = {24}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:415501 L3 - citeulike-article-id:415501 TI - The identity of problem solving JF - The Journal of Mathematical Behavior VL - 24 IS - 3-4 SP - 385 EP - 401 N2 - This paper raises issues motivated by considering the "identity" of problem solving. This means that we are concerned with how other mathematics education topics impinge on problem solving, and with themes that naturally arise within the problem-solving agenda. We claim that some of these issues need more attention by educational research, while for others, the coverage they have in the literature requires reappraisal in certain ways. In particular, the following themes are discussed: problem solving vis-a-vis proof; conceptualization; structure and representations; raising questions and posing; the significance to problem solving of techniques; application of knowledge; exploration; and the reading of mathematical texts. KW - competition KW - gmx KW - mathematics KW - posing KW - problem KW - solving AU - Mamona-Downs, Joanna AU - Downs, Martin PY - 2005/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2005.09.011 ER -