Advanced mathematics and deductive reasoning skills: testing the Theory of Formal Discipline

This thesis investigates the Theory of Formal Discipline (TFD): the idea that studying mathematics develops general reasoning skills. This belief has been held since the time of Plato (2003/375B.C), and has been cited in recent policy reports (Smith, 2004; Walport, 2010) as an argument for why mathe...

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Main Author: Nina Attridge
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Other mathematical sciences not elsewhere classified
Reasoning
Mathematics
Conditional inference
Theory of formal discipline
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/12166
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