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ERIC Number: EJ679734
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
Engendering Proof Attitudes: Can the Genesis of Mathematical Knowledge Teach Us Anything?
Almeida, Dennis
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v34 n4 p479-88 Jul-Aug 2003
Suggests that there is continued poverty in student understanding of proof. Reports on how proof attitudes could be inculcated in students by offering them a course design that is somewhat faithful to the historical genesis of modern mathematics. Contends that such a design can enable students to discover a sense of proof for themselves. (Contains 21 references.) (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Course Content, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Proof (Mathematics), Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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