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ERIC Number: EJ566785
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Fallibilism and the Use of History in Mathematics Education.
Glas, Eduard
Science and Education, v7 n4 p361-79 Jul 1998
Illustrates how the genesis and development of complex numbers can be explained by and supports a fallibilist model of trials and tests. Discusses the educational implications of this quasi-experimental approach. Contains 33 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Epistemology, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts, Philosophy, Science History, Scientific Methodology, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fallibilism