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Beliefs can be investigated with regard to the nature of mathematics as well as mathematical contents. In this study, mathematical beliefs of students from different countries and all grades were analysed with relation to a model of mathematical content based thinking. Data consisted of students’ photos from everyday life taken for an international photo competition supplemented by their explanations about the mathematical content contained in their pictures. Most of the respondents have geometric or numerical beliefs about mathematical aspects in everyday life and on average, the investigated students show up to two different aspects of mathematical content based thinking. Further studies will focus on beliefs that students of different ages, types of schools, mathematical interest, and countries of origin possess.
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Blum, S. (2020). Students’ Beliefs about Mathematical Content Based Thinking Represented in Photos from Everyday Life all over the World. In: Andrà, C., Brunetto, D., Martignone, F. (eds) Theorizing and Measuring Affect in Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50526-4_11
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