Proof and Proving in Mathematics Education The 19th ICMI Study

One of the most significant tasks facing mathematics educators is to understand the role of mathematical reasoning and proving in mathematics teaching, so that its presence in instruction can be enhanced. This challenge has been given even greater importance by the assignment to proof of a more prom...

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Main Authors Hanna, Gila, Villiers, Michael de
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature 2012
Springer Netherlands
Springer
Edition1. Aufl.
SeriesNew ICMI Study Series
Subjects
Education
ICMI
ICMI 19
Mathematical instruction
mathematical reasoning
Mathematics
Mathematics > Study and teaching
Mathematics Education
mathematics teaching
Open access
proof
Proof theory
Proof theory > Study and teaching
proving
Society and Social Sciences
Study and teaching
Teaching of a specific subject
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Proof and Provingin Mathematics Education -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Aspects of Proof in Mathematics Education -- Part1: Proof and Cognition -- Part2: Experimentation: Challenges and Opportunities -- Part3: Historical and Educational Perspectives of Proof -- Part4: Proof in the School Curriculum -- Part5: Argumentation and Transition to Tertiary Level -- Part6: Lessons from the Eastern Cultural Traditions -- Correction to: Proof and Proving in Mathematics Education -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix 1 ICMI Study 19: Proof and Proving in Mathematics Education: Discussion Document Gila Hanna, Michael de Villiers, Ferdinando Arzarello, Tommy Dreyfus, Viviane Durand-Guerrier, Hans Niels Jahnke, Fou-Lai Lin, Annie Selden, David Tall, and Oleksiy Yevdokimov -- Appendix 2 Conference Proceedings: Table of Contents -- Author Index -- Subject Index