How mathematicians obtain conviction: Implications for mathematics instruction and research on epistemic cognition

K Weber, M Inglis, JP Mejia-Ramos - Educational Psychologist, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The received view of mathematical practice is that mathematicians gain certainty in
mathematical assertions by deductive evidence rather than empirical or authoritarian …

On skepticism and its role in the development of proof in the classroom

SA Brown - Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2014 - Springer
The purpose of this paper is to examine students' development of a capacity to maintain
doubt, against a backdrop of empirical evidence. Specifically, drawing on data from clinical …

Examining prospective mathematics teachers' proof processes for algebraic concepts

G Güler, R Dikici - … Journal of Mathematical Education in Science …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to examine prospective mathematics teachers' proof processes for
algebraic concepts. The study was conducted with 10 prospective teachers who were …

[图书][B] " You Must Be Smart:" Intersecting Gender, Ethnicity, and Degree Type in the Lives of University Mathematics Majors

HA Dwyer - 2014 - search.proquest.com
Many students struggle with the transition into and through university mathematics because
they are entering a world that more closely aligns to the language and practices of …

[PDF][PDF] RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: SOME RESULTS AND SOME EMERGING INFLUENCES

K Jones, C Morgan - academia.edu
Research carried out by members of the British Society for Research in Mathematics
Education (BSRLM) is not only grounded in knowledge of developments in the field and of …

An investigation of the international student mathematics learning environment: Aligning pedagogy to the language needs of foundation students

P Churchill - 2014 - espace.curtin.edu.au
Teaching International students mathematics and statistics immediately places the focus on
the use of language. This study will investigate ways in which mathematical or mathematics …