Symbolizing and communicating in mathematics classrooms : perspectives on discourse, tools, and instructional design / edited by Paul Cobb, Erna Yackel, Kay McClain.

Other author Cobb, Paul, 1953-
Other author Yackel, Erna.
Other author McClain, Kay.
Format Book
Publication InfoMahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000.
Descriptionx, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Mathematics--Study and teaching.
Mathematical notation.

Contents Introduction : perspectives on semiotics and instructional design / Erna Yackel -- From representations to symbolizing : introductory comments on semiotics and mathematical learning / Paul Cobb -- Symbolizing mathematical reality into being, or, How mathematical discourse and mathematical objects create each other / Anna Sfard -- Means for meaning / Willi Dörfler -- The appropriation of mathematical symbols : a psychosemiotic approach to mathematics learning / Bert van Oers -- "If you look at it the other way-- " : an exploration into the nature of symbolizing / Ricardo Nemirovsky, Stephen Monk -- Symbolizing, modeling, and instructional design / Koeno Gravemeijer ... [et al.] -- Designs for environments that invite and sustain mathematical thinking / John Bransford ... [et al.] -- The interrelated development of inscriptions and conceptual understanding / Richard Lehrer ... [et al. ] -- Symbolizing, communicating, and mathematizing : key components of models and modeling / Richard Lesh, Helen M. Doerr -- Postscript : integrating themes on discourse and design / Janet Bowers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 98052381
ISBN080582975X (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN0805829768 (pb : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QA11 .S873 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold