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The Need for Proof and Proving : Mathematical and Pedagogical Perspectives
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Zaslavsky, Orit Nickerson, Susan D. Stylianides, Andreas J. Kidron, Ivy Winicki-Landman, Greisy |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | G. Hanna and M. de Villiers (eds.), Proof and Proving in Mathematics Education, New ICMI Study Series 15, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2129-6_9, © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 We will organise our discussion of the need for proof and proving around three main questions: Why teach proof? What are (or may be) learners’ needs for proof? How can teachers facilitate the need for proof? First, we examine the close connection between the functions of proof within mathematics and the needs those evoke for teaching proof. We also examine the epistemology of proof in the history of mathematics in order to elucidate the needs that propelled the discipline to develop historically. The second section takes a learner’s perspective on the need to prove. Learners face a problematic situation when they confront a problem that cannot be routinely solved by their current |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/media/users/cdm385/TL_Faculty_Publications/Zaslavsky_et_al_2012.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylisopropylamine Digital Object Identifier English Springer spaniel Mathematics Pedagogical agent Springer (tank) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
