Proportion in school mathematics textbooks: A comparative study

This paper analyses how proportion is introduced and developed in selected mathematics textbooks for middle school students of Portugal, Spain, Brazil, and USA. The analysis focuses on the nature of the approach and on the cognitive demand, structure, and context of the tasks. The results show that...

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Main Author: Ponte, João Pedro da (author)
Other Authors: Marques, Sandra (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/4222
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/4222