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Key Ideas: What are they and how can they help us understand how people view proof?
- Source :
- Educational Studies in Mathematics; 2003, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p319, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- This paper examines the views of proof held by university level mathematics students and teachers. A framework is developed for characterizing people's views of proof, based on a distinction between public and private aspects of proof and the key ideas which link these two domains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MATHEMATICS education
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
PROOF theory
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00131954
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Educational Studies in Mathematics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10838460
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024360204239