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ERIC Number: ED496963
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jul
Pages: 8
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Student Thinking Strategies in Reconstructing Theorems
Siswono, Tatag Yuli Eko
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (29th, Melbourne, Australia, Jul 10-15, 2005), v4 p193-200
A mathematics university student as a future mathematician should have the ability to find "new" mathematics structures or construct theorems based on particular axioms. That ability can be created by using problem posing tasks. To do the tasks, students with different abilities will use different thinking strategies. To understand them exactly, we conducted descriptive research. The high group initiated the process of reconstructing theorems with identifying and understanding axioms, making a visual diagram or making a conjecture and constructing the "new" theorem. The modest group began with understanding information (making a definition), drawing diagrams and calculating the number of lines and parallel lines, then constructing theorems. That pattern is similar for the low group. [For complete proceedings, see ED496851.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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