A comparision of freshman and senior mathematics student teachers’ views of proof concept

This study was conducted to determine and to compare freshman and senior mathematics student teachers’ views of ‘proof’ concept. Case study method was used in this study. The data of the study were obtained by conducting a questionnaire which consists of 4 open-ended questions to total 200 freshman...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2011, Vol.15, p.1266-1270
Main Authors: Kögce, Davut, Yildiz, Cemalettin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Freshmen
College Seniors
Elementary School Mathematics
Foreign Countries
levels of proof
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematical Logic
mathematical proof
mathematical reasoning
Mathematics education
Mathematics Teachers
Preservice Teachers
Student Attitudes
student views
Validity
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Summary:This study was conducted to determine and to compare freshman and senior mathematics student teachers’ views of ‘proof’ concept. Case study method was used in this study. The data of the study were obtained by conducting a questionnaire which consists of 4 open-ended questions to total 200 freshman and senior mathematics student teachers studying in Department of Elementary Mathematics Education, in Fatih Faculty of Education, in 2010-2011 academic year. At the end of the study, it was determined that senior mathematics student teachers’ definitions of proof were more similar to those reported in the literature than freshman mathematics student teachers’ ones.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.03.274