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The role of mathematical context in evaluating conditional statements

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Inglis, Matthew and Simpson, Adrian (2006) The role of mathematical context in evaluating conditional statements. In: 30th Conference of the International-Group-for-the-Psychology-of-Mathematics-Education, Charles Univ, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, JUL 16-21, 2006. Published in: PME 30: Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Educations, Vol.3 pp. 337-344. ISBN *****************. ISSN 0771-100X.

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Abstract

Recently there has been increasing interest in the mathematics education research community about the role of logic in the teaching, learning and production of mathematics. In this paper we investigate how conditional statements are evaluated by successful mathematics students, and argue that the role of context is vital to determine the manner in which this evaluation proceeds. We use two versions of the so-called Labyrinth Task, one in it's original context and one in an overtly mathematical context. We report results that indicates that the manner in which conditional statements are evaluated on these tasks differs depending on the context. These results are supplemented by data from a qualitative task-based interview study.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects: L Education
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Q Science > QA Mathematics
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013)
Series Name: PME Conference Proceedings
Journal or Publication Title: PME 30: Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Educations
Publisher: Int. Grp Psychol Math Educ.
ISBN: *****************
ISSN: 0771-100X
Editor: Novotna, J and Moraova, H and Kratka, M and Stehlikova, N
Official Date: 2006
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DateEvent
2006Published
Volume: Vol.3
Number of Pages: 8
Page Range: pp. 337-344
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: 30th Conference of the International-Group-for-the-Psychology-of-Mathematics-Education
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Charles Univ, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Date(s) of Event: JUL 16-21, 2006

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