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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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Maria Hedefalk; Lovisa Sumpter – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2025
We live in an increasingly worrying future, where researchers are looking at how we can create education for a sustainable world. In this study we investigate what such education could look like, especially for young students, reinforcing hope and an ability to act and come up with ideas of sustainable solutions with no obvious 'good' solution.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Ethics, Sustainability
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Waywood, Andrew – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1992
Reports results of a four-year experiment integrating writing into secondary mathematics classrooms. Discusses (1) the development of a pedagogical model for mathematics journal keeping; and (2) the practicalities of implementing journal writing in the curriculum. Includes sample journal entries. (12 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment, Journal Writing
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Radatz, Hendrik – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1980
A discussion of the history of error analysis in mathematics education research provides an overview of research published in German and Anglo-American publications since the early 1900s. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods
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Greer, Brian – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1981
This review illustrates aspects of cognitive psychology relevant to the understanding of how people think mathematically. Developments in memory research, artificial intelligence, visually mediated processes, and problem-solving research are discussed. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
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Ginsburg, Herbert – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1981
Analysis of the clinical interview procedure as employed in psychological research on mathematical thinking is presented. It is noted that there are three clinical methods, each designed for a different research purpose. (MP)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Design Requirements, Educational Psychology, Educational Research