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This paper presents an analysis of the performance of a longitudinal sample of middle school students on four written assessments designed to test competencies in mathematical justification and proof. Results indicate that while the majority of students were unsuccessful in producing or choosing proof-like arguments on any of the assessments, performance improved on all items from 6th to 8th grade. |
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| Bieda, Kristen., Holden, Christopher. and Knuth, Eric. "Does proof prove?: Students' emerging beliefs about generality and proof in middle school" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, TBA, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, Nov 09, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p115400_index.html> |
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| Bieda, K. N., Holden, C. L. and Knuth, E. J. , 2006-11-09 "Does proof prove?: Students' emerging beliefs about generality and proof in middle school" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, TBA, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p115400_index.html |
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Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the performance of a longitudinal sample of middle school students on four written assessments designed to test competencies in mathematical justification and proof. Results indicate that while the majority of students were unsuccessful in producing or choosing proof-like arguments on any of the assessments, performance improved on all items from 6th to 8th grade. |
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| DOES PROOF PROVE?: STUDENTS’ EMERGING BELIEFS ABOUT GENERALITY AND PROOF IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Kristen Bieda Christopher Holden Eric Knuth University of Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin Madison Madison Madison bieda@wisc.edu holden@math.wisc.edu knuth@education.wisc.edu This paper presents results from a multi-year research study1 that examined the development of middle school students’ competencies in mathematical reasoning and proof. Written assessment data collected from 78 middle school students over a period of three years shows that while improvement does |
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