On Proof and Certainty- Some Educational Implications
Bharath Sriraman
The University of Montana
Hillary VanSpronsen
Michigan Technological University
Nick Haverhals
The University of Montana
Abstract
In this commentary to Guershon Harel’s chapter DNR-Based Instruction in Mathematics as a Conceptual Framework, we contrast his theory within the larger scheme of deductivist and heuristic approaches to proof, and explore some of its instructional implications.
Keywords: DNR-Based instruction; Proof theory; Teaching and learning Proof
AMS Subject Classification: 97