Expert and novice approaches to reading mathematical proofs

This article presents a comparison of the proof validation behavior of beginning undergraduate students and research-active mathematicians. Participants’ eye movements were recorded as they validated purported proofs. The main findings are that (a) contrary to previous suggestions, mathematicians so...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew Inglis, Lara Alcock
Format: Default Article
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/9982
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!