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Direct linkShaker, Hedieh; Berger, Margot – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016
In this paper we explore first-year students' difficulties with the use and interpretation of definitions of mathematical objects as they attempt proof construction exercises in the area of elementary set theory. The participants are students at a historically disadvantaged university in South Africa. In this study the activities and utterances of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Mathematics Education, Majors (Students)
Andras, Szilard – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2012
The necessity of using inquiry-based learning (IBL) was recently recommended by studies and reports made for the European Commission. Several European projects are devoted to the widespread use of IBL methods. The effects of using IBL are studied worldwide. In the framework of the Seventh Framework Program (FP7) project PRIMAS, a series of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Mathematics Activities
