Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6843342 | The Journal of Mathematical Behavior | 2014 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
- Secondary students consistently contextualize mathematical problems as containers.
- Student representations are means to travel from inside to outside of the problem.
- High-performing students used symbolic and nonsymbolic representations.
- High-performing students used multiple conceptual metaphors.
- Low-performing students focused on symbolic representations.
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Authors
Sean P. Yee, Jonathan D. Bostic,