Search for dissertations about: "Mathematical practice"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 111 swedish dissertations containing the words Mathematical practice.
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1. Assessing mathematical creativity : comparing national and teacher-made tests, explaining differences and examining impact
Abstract : Students’ use of superficial reasoning seems to be a main reason for learning difficulties in mathematics. It is therefore important to investigate the reasons for this use and the components that may affect students’ mathematical reasoning development. READ MORE
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2. Pedagogic practice between tradition and renewal : A study of the new mathematics curriculum in Mozambique
Abstract : The new school mathematics curriculum in Mozambique, introduced in 2008, is partly competency-based and it advocates a more student-centred pedagogy. The most salient innovative features are the incorporation of mathematical competencies related to the development of students’ reasoning skills, including argumentation, justification and analytical thinking, and the use of heuristic or inductive methods that promote meaningful students’ participation. READ MORE
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3. Exercising Mathematical Competence: Practising Representation Theory and Representing Mathematical Practice
Abstract : This thesis assembles two papers in mathematics and two papers in mathematics education. In the mathematics part, representation theory is practised. Two Clebsch-Gordan type problems are addressed. READ MORE
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4. Objects and objectivity : Alternatives to mathematical realism
Abstract : This dissertation is centered around a set of apparently conflicting intuitions that we may have about mathematics. On the one hand, we are inclined to believe that the theorems of mathematics are true. READ MORE
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5. On Mathematical Reasoning : being told or finding out
Abstract : School-mathematics has been shown to mainly comprise rote-learning of procedures where the considerations of intrinsic mathematical properties are scarce. At the same time theories and syllabi emphasize competencies like problem solving and reasoning. READ MORE