Cómo se esfuerzan los alumnos en resolución de problemas matemáticos (I)

In this paper we study how the way students make an effort influences problem solving. On analyzing students´ effort, we focus on three dimensions: their attention, the language they use internally to talk with themselves and how they face the challenge; and that is the reason why we use a theoretical framework that includes executive abilities as part of intelligence. We choose a case study of a student in a Secondary school in the tenth year, Sísifo. The study brings to light the way effort influences problem solving.