Conceptions of Proof – In Research and Teaching

New ICMI Study Series

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-190

  Cabassut, Richard ^a,b   Conner, AnnaMarie ^c   İşçimen, Filyet Aslı ^d   Furinghetti, Fulvia ^e   Jahnke, Hans Niels ^f   Morselli, Francesca ^e  

^a bâtiment Sophie Germain   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elementary Teacher; Euclidean Geometry; Mathematical Proof; Proof Scheme; Secondary School Teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892836980     PISSN: 13876872     EISSN: 22151745     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2129-6_7     Document Type: Chapter

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