The Nature of Mathematical Thinking

Robert J. Sternberg, Talia Ben-Zeev

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents: Preface. Part I: A Psychometric Approach.J.B. Carroll, Mathematical Abilities: Some Results from Factor Analysis. Part II: Cognitive/Information-Processing Approaches.R.E. Mayer, M. Hegarty, The Process of Understanding Mathematical Problems. T. Ben-Zeev, When Erroneous Mathematical Thinking is Just as "Correct": The Oxymoron of Rational Errors. Part III: Cognitive/Cultural Approaches.K.F. Miller, D.R. Paredes, On the Shoulders of Giants: Cultural Tools and Mathematical Development. G.B. Saxe, V. Dawson, R. Fall, S. Howard, Culture and Children's Mathematical Thinking. D.C. Geary, Biology, Culture and Cross-National Differences in Mathematical Ability. Part IV: Cognitive/Educational Approaches.H.P. Ginsburg, Toby's Math. J. Bransford, L. Zech, D. Schwartz, B. Barron, N. Vye, The Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt, Fostering Mathematical Thinking in Middle School Students: Lessons from Research. Part V: Mathematical Approaches.T. Dreyfus, T. Eisenberg, On Different Facets of Mathematical Thinking. C. Rickart, Structuralism and Mathematical Thinking. Part VI: Conclusions.R.J. Sternberg, What is Mathematical Thinking?