摘要 |
A method and apparatus are provided for teaching rigorous mathematical thinking to a learner. The method includes the steps of mediating the learner to appropriate a set of cognitive tasks as general physiological tools based upon their structure-function relationship, mediating the learner to perform the set of cognitive tasks through the use of the physiological tools to construct higher-order cognitive processes, mediating the learner to systemically build basic essential concepts needed in mathematics from everyday experiences and language, mediating the learner to discover and formulate the mathematical patterns and relationships in the cognitive processes, mediating the learner to appropriate mathematically specific psychological tools based upon their unique structure-function relationships and mediating the learner to practice the use of each mathematically specific psychological tool to organize and orchestrate the use of cognitive functions and to construct mathematical conceptual understanding.
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