Constructing Goals for Student Learning through Conversation

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Jessica Hunt North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

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Learning goals differ from performance goals. We elaborate on their function and importance as the guiding force behind maintaining cognitive rigor during mathematics learning.

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