Connecting Research to Teaching: Geometry and Proof

1995/01/01 by Michael T. Battista, Douglas H. Clements
Mathematics · Social Sciences · #History and Theory of Mathematics #Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques #Mathematics and Applications

paper · doi:10.5951/mt.88.1.0048

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Abstract

Educators continue to debate the relative emphasis that formal proof should play in high school geometry. Some argue that we should continue the traditional focus on axiomatic systems and proof Some believe that we should abandon proof for a less formal investigation of geometric ideas. Others believe that students should move gradually from an informal investigation of geometry to a more proof-oriented focus.

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