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This chapter offers a critical analysis of each of the five reports related to students’ beliefs about mathematics, highlighting the most salient aspects of each report. In addition to assessing each report, an argument is presented for the importance of studying students’ beliefs about the nature of mathematics, how it is learned, and how the subject is taught.
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Lester, F.K. (2002). Implications of Research on Students’ Beliefs for Classroom Practice. In: Leder, G.C., Pehkonen, E., Törner, G. (eds) Beliefs: A Hidden Variable in Mathematics Education?. Mathematics Education Library, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47958-3_20
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