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The chapters in this section, drawn together as a whole, illustrate the complexity of mathematical problem solving, both as an activity itself and as a way of teaching mathematics. Attention is paid to affect, to problem posing, to the largely absent support from textbooks for a problem solving, much less problem-posing stance, and to the effectiveness of adopting an inquiring stance to mathematics teaching, allowing students to bring to the fore their own metaphors for construing and creatively resolving mathematical problems.
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Mason, J. (2016). Part 1 Reaction: Problem Posing and Solving Today. In: Felmer, P., Pehkonen, E., Kilpatrick, J. (eds) Posing and Solving Mathematical Problems. Research in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28023-3_7
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