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Lower secondary school students’ understanding of algebraic proof

Lower secondary school students’ understanding of algebraic proof
Lower secondary school students’ understanding of algebraic proof
Secondary school students are known to face a range of difficulties in learning about proof and proving in mathematics. This paper reports on a study designed to address the issue of students’ cognitive needs for conviction and verification in algebraic statements. Through an analysis of data from 418 students (206 from Grade 8, and 212 from Grade 9), we report on how students might be able to ‘construct’ a formal proof, yet they may not fully appreciate the significance of such formal proof. The students may believe that formal proof is a valid argument, while, at the same time, they also resort to experimental verification as an acceptable way of ‘ensuring’ universality and generality of algebraic statements
teaching, learning, pedagogy, curriculum, students, algebra, algebraic, geometry, geometrical, thinking, development, grade 8, keith jones, southampton
9789602436554
441-448
Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
Kunimune, Susumu
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Kumakura, Hiroyuki
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Jones, Keith
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Fujita, Taro
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Kumakura, Hiroyuki
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Jones, Keith
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Kunimune, Susumu, Kumakura, Hiroyuki, Jones, Keith and Fujita, Taro (2009) Lower secondary school students’ understanding of algebraic proof. In Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME33). Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME). pp. 441-448 .

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Abstract

Secondary school students are known to face a range of difficulties in learning about proof and proving in mathematics. This paper reports on a study designed to address the issue of students’ cognitive needs for conviction and verification in algebraic statements. Through an analysis of data from 418 students (206 from Grade 8, and 212 from Grade 9), we report on how students might be able to ‘construct’ a formal proof, yet they may not fully appreciate the significance of such formal proof. The students may believe that formal proof is a valid argument, while, at the same time, they also resort to experimental verification as an acceptable way of ‘ensuring’ universality and generality of algebraic statements

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Published date: 2009
Additional Information: The pagination of this final proof copy is almost exactly as it appears in the published version. The paper is in volume 3.
Venue - Dates: conference; gr; 2009-07-19; 2009-07-24, Thessaloniki, Greece, Greece, 2009-07-19 - 2009-07-24
Keywords: teaching, learning, pedagogy, curriculum, students, algebra, algebraic, geometry, geometrical, thinking, development, grade 8, keith jones, southampton
Organisations: Mathematics, Science & Health Education

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Local EPrints ID: 69298
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/69298
ISBN: 9789602436554
PURE UUID: 6db01929-1158-4269-881f-32bcbce95c59
ORCID for Keith Jones: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8802

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Date deposited: 03 Nov 2009
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 19:30

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Author: Susumu Kunimune
Author: Hiroyuki Kumakura
Author: Keith Jones ORCID iD
Author: Taro Fujita

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