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ERIC Number: EJ114881
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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On the Proof-Making Task
Kane, Robert B.
Mathematics Teacher, 68, 2, 89-94, Feb 75
Common strategies for teaching proofs are discussed. Prerequisite behaviors, components of a learning hierarchy, are expressed in behavioral terms. The six categories are knowledge about logic, knowledge about the components of a deductive system, knowledge about proof strategies, knowledge of proof formats, proof completion, and generalization. (KM)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Deduction, Geometry, Instruction, Learning, Mathematical Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
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Identifiers: Proof (Mathematics); Sequences (Mathematics)