Proving in the elementary mathematics classroom /
"Although proving is core to mathematics as a sense-making activity, it currently has a marginal place in elementary classrooms internationally. Blending research with practical perspectives, this book addresses what it would take to elevate the place of proving at elementary school."
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Online Access: |
http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=b98cced990f64c7aa01c12f1429a17d1 |
Summary: |
"Although proving is core to mathematics as a sense-making activity, it currently has a marginal place in elementary classrooms internationally. Blending research with practical perspectives, this book addresses what it would take to elevate the place of proving at elementary school." |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 187 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180) and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9780191034725 9780198723066 |
Index Number: | QA135 |
CLC: | G623.5 |
Contents: | Introduction -- The importance and meaning of proving, and the role of mathematics tasks -- The set-up of the investigation -- Proving tasks with ambiguous conditions -- Proving tasks involve a single case -- Proving tasks involving multiple but finitely many cases -- Proving tasks involving infinitely many cases -- Conclusion. |