The Development of the Idea of Mathematical Proof: A 5-Year Case Study.

Maher, Carolyn A.; Martino, Amy M.

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ERIC Number: EJ522096

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Development of the Idea of Mathematical Proof: A 5-Year Case Study.

Maher, Carolyn A.; Martino, Amy M.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v27 n2 p194-214 Mar 1996

Interviews of one child through grades one through five on several combinatorics tasks indicated the student's progress in classifying, organizing, and reorganizing data. Provides significant insight into the process by which the student learned to make proofs. (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics Education, Probability, Proof (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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