The notion of proof in the context of elementary school mathematics

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Stylianides, Andreas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school mathematics; Mathematical argument; Mathematical reasoning; Proof; Social dimension of proof

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846794805     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-006-9038-0     Document Type: Review

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