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Direct linkAlcock, Lara; Inglis, Matthew – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2008
This paper discusses variation in reasoning strategies among expert mathematicians, with a particular focus on the degree to which they use examples to reason about general conjectures. We first discuss literature on the use of examples in understanding and reasoning about abstract mathematics, relating this to a conceptualisation of syntactic and…
Descriptors: Semantics, Number Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Abstract Reasoning
Mowsesian, Richard; Hays, William L. – 1984
The purpose of this study was to test the predictive efficiency of the Graduate Record Examination Analytical (GRE-A) score when used in combination with other predictors for doctoral candidacy decisions in an educational psychology department. It was hypothesized that the GRE-A would be a more efficient predictor than faculty ratings on a…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Doctoral Programs
