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Autor/in | Hersh, Reuben |
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Titel | Proving Is Convincing and Explaining. |
Quelle | In: Educational Studies in Mathematics, 24 (1993) 4, S.389-99Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0013-1954 |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Classroom Communication; High Schools; Higher Education; Mathematical Logic; Mathematicians; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Proof (Mathematics); Thinking Skills |
Abstract | In mathematical research, the purpose of proof is to convince. In the classroom, the purpose of proof is to explain. Enlightened use of proofs in the mathematics classroom aims to stimulate the students' understanding, not to meet abstract standards of rigor or honesty. (Author) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |