Browsing by Author "Pinto, Marcia"

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      Knowledge construction and diverging thinking in elementary & advanced mathematics 

      Gray, Eddie M.; Pinto, Marcia; Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra; Tall, David (1999)
      This paper begins by considering the cognitive mechanisms available to individuals which enable them to operate successfully in different parts of the mathematics curriculum. We base our theoretical development on fundamental ...
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      Symbols and the bifurcation between procedural and conceptual thinking 

      Tall, David; Gray, Eddie M.; Ali, Maselan Bin; Crowley, Lillie; DeMarois, Phil; McGowen, Mercedes; Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra; Pinto, Marcia; Thomas, Michael; Yusof, Yudariah (2001)
      Symbols occupy a pivotal position between processes to be carried out and concepts to be thought about. They allow us both to do mathematical problems and to think about mathematical relationships. In this article we ...