Blar i forfatter Doktorgradsavhandlinger (NT-fak) "Haavold, Per Øystein"
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What are the characteristics of mathematical creativity? An empirical and theoretical investigation of mathematical creativity.
Haavold, Per Øystein (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-12-17)The main research question in this research project was "what are the characteristics of mathematical creativity?" It was investigated both qualitatively and quantitatively and the findings are presented in four articles. In the first article, three high achieving students were given an unfamiliar trigonometric problem. The findings indicate strongly that the student’s way of thinking is strongly ...