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On Relative and Absolute Conviction in Mathematics
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Weber, Keith; Mejia-Ramos, Juan Pablo – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2015
Conviction is a central construct in mathematics education research on justification and proof. In this paper, we claim that it is important to distinguish between absolute conviction and relative conviction. We argue that researchers in mathematics education frequently have not done so and this has lead to researchers making unwarranted claims…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Research, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Logic