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What Characterises High Achieving Students’ Mathematical Reasoning?

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This study investigates high achieving students’ mathematical reasoning when given an unfamiliar trigonometric equation. The findings indicate that the students’ way of thinking is strongly linked with imitative reasoning and only when they received some form of guidance, were they able to display flexible and creative mathematical reasoning.

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  1. University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway

    Haavold Per Øystein

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  1. The University of Montana, Missoula, USA

    Bharath Sriraman

  2. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

    Kyeong Hwa Lee

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Øystein, H.P. (2011). What Characterises High Achieving Students’ Mathematical Reasoning?. In: Sriraman, B., Lee, K.H. (eds) The Elements of Creativity and Giftedness in Mathematics. Advances in Creativity and Giftedness, vol 1. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-439-3_13

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