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Pinto, Alon; Karsenty, Ronnie – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2020
While proof is often presented to mathematics undergraduates as a well-defined mathematical object, the proofs students encounter in different pedagogical contexts may bear salient differences. In this paper we draw on the work of Dawkins and Weber (2017) to explore variations in norms and values underlying a proof across different pedagogical…
Descriptors: Validity, Mathematical Logic, Undergraduate Study, College Mathematics
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Svensson, Petra; Meaney, Tamsin; Norén, Eva – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2014
In Sweden often immigrant students' failure in mathematics is explained by referring to deficit discourses. To critique that our aim have been to highlight the complexity of the situation in which immigrant students are positioned, by interrogating their perspectives on mathematics homework and the importance of parental support, as well as how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Mathematics Achievement, Student Attitudes