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ERIC Number: EJ639868
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
The Role of Contradiction and Uncertainty in Promoting the Need To Prove in Dynamic Geometry Environments.
Hadas, Nurit; Hershkowitz, Rina; Schwarz, Baruch B.
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v44 n1-2 p127-50 2000
Describes two activities that led students to contradictions between conjectures and findings. Analyzes the conjectures, working methods, and explanations given by students when faced with the contradictions that arose. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Deduction, Educational Technology, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Proof (Mathematics), Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Proof in Dynamic Geometry Environments.