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Publication Date: 2019
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Influence of Drawing and Figures on Secondary School Students' Argumentation and Proof: An Investigation on Parallelogram
Tchonang Youkap, Patrick; Njomgang Ngansop, Judith; Tieudjo, Daniel; Nchia Ntam, Lawrence
Acta Didactica Napocensia, v12 n2 p133-144 2019
In this article, we wish to explore the influence of the figure of the drawing on the argumentation of students who are involved in a proof task. It is about analysing the knowledge that students associate with parallelograms and the interactions between students and drawing. Our research is based on both Toulmin's model and Vinner's concept image and concept definition. After decomposing down the students' arguments, we analyse the data in order to identify their origin and the element of the concept image mobilized in argument. Our data suggest that the students' personal concept definitions do not correspond to the formal definition of the figure, the drawing causes a conceptual change in the students' personal concept definition. The data resulting from the abusive interpretation of the drawing is found in both the students' argumentation and proof.
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Validity, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Geometry, Visual Aids
Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon
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