A Systematic Review of Mathematical Flexibility: Concepts, Measurements, and Related Research

Autor/inn/en	Hong, Wei; Star, Jon R.; Liu, Ru-De; Jiang, Ronghuan; Fu, Xinchen
Titel	A Systematic Review of Mathematical Flexibility: Concepts, Measurements, and Related Research
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology Review, 35 (2023) 4, Artikel 104Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-726X
DOI	10.1007/s10648-023-09825-2
Schlagwörter	Mathematics; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Education; Problem Solving; Measurement; Evaluation Criteria; Mathematics Skills; Mathematics Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematik; Mathematische Bildung; Problemlösen; Messverfahren; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht
Abstract	Mathematical flexibility has been widely acknowledged as an important learning goal in mathematical education and has received increasing research attention in order to explore its nature, facilitating mechanisms, and promotion interventions. Given that researchers conceptualize, assess, and explain flexibility in mathematical problem solving from different perspectives, a systematic review could contribute to an integrated framework of mathematical flexibility. To this end, we review mathematical flexibility in terms of its concepts, measurements, and related research on influencing factors and effective interventions. Additionally, we propose a three-dimensional model focusing on analytic units, manifestation forms, and evaluation criteria, which we argue advances a comprehensive understanding of mathematical flexibility. Overall, this review not only helps to reveal the multifaceted construct of mathematical flexibility in theory but also provides supporting evidence for targeted educational interventions in teaching practice. In addition, we discuss each aspect of mathematical flexibility and propose future research directions to potentially broaden and deepen mathematical flexibility research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01