Peter LiljedahlManuel Santos-TrigoUldarico MalaspinaRegina Bruder2025-11-122025-11-122016978-3-319-40730-2https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40730-2https://link.springer.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=978-3-319-40730-2http://bibliovirtual.umar.mx:4000/handle/123456789/1246Libro electrónico.This survey book reviews four interrelated areas: (i) the relevance of heuristics in problem-solving approaches – why they are important and what research tells us about their use; (ii) the need to characterize and foster creative problem-solving approaches – what type of heuristics helps learners devise and practice creative solutions; (iii) the importance that learners formulate and pursue their own problems; and iv) the role played by the use of both multiple-purpose and ad hoc mathematical action types of technologies in problem-solving contexts – what ways of reasoning learners construct when they rely on the use of digital technologies, and how technology and technology approaches can be reconciled.en-USBook