Developing a proof-writing tool for novice lyceum geometry students
The Teaching of Mathematics, X (2007) no. 2, p. 87
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Geometry students,
while moving from junior high-school to Lyceum, gradually cease to
deal with practical topics and have to confront with other topics
of theoretical nature. Worldwide research has shown that Lyceum
students have great difficulty in writing formal proofs in
geometry, particularly when traditional teaching methods are
employed in the teaching of geometry. In this paper, we focus on
the findings of a research project, which is part of a wider
research that aims at investigating the ability of 15 years-old
novice geometry students to write formal proofs. In particular, we
use data from a random sample of schools in Athens from students
attending the first year of Lyceum. Our research findings evidence
that, while attempting to write formal geometry proofs, students
who had employed a tool, called ``Reasoning Control Matrix for the
Proving Process'' (RECOMPP) had significantly improved their
ability in writing formal geometry proofs than those who had not
employed this tool.
Classification :
00A35 G43
Keywords: Proof, Geometry, Van Hiele model.
Keywords: Proof, Geometry, Van Hiele model.
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G. Dimakos; E. Nikoloudakis; S. Ferentinos; E. Choustoulakis. Developing a proof-writing tool for novice lyceum geometry students. The Teaching of Mathematics, X (2007) no. 2, p. 87 . http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/TM2_2007_X_2_a2/