Jones, Keith and Rodd, Melissa
(2001)
Geometry and proof. Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, 21, (1), .
http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/14691/ Full text available as: Official URL: http://wwww.bsrlm.org.uk/IPs/i...1-1-16.pdf AbstractIs Euclidean geometry the most suitable part of the school mathematics curriculum to act as a context for work on mathematical proof? This paper examines some of the issues regarding the teaching and learning of proof and proving specifically in relation to Euclidean geometry. | Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 1463-6840 |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | pedagogy, curriculum, teaching, learning, intuition, geometry, intuitive, drawing, measurement, imagining, manipulating, figures, mathematics, England, geometric, geometrical, textbook, deductive reasoning, proof, school, national curriculum, ICT, dynamic geometry, DGS, DGE, Euclid, Euclidean, |
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
L Education > L Education (General) |
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| School or Centre: | School of Education > Pedagogy and Curriculum |
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| ID Code: | 14691 |
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| Deposited By: | Jones, Mr David |
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| Deposited On: | 22 February 2005 |
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