Adding structure to the transition process to advanced mathematical activity
Adding structure to the transition process to advanced mathematical activity
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为高级数学活动的过渡过程添加结构
DOI:
10.1080/00207390903391890
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发表时间:
2010
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0.9
通讯作者:
J. Engelbrecht
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作者:
J. Engelbrecht
The transition process to advanced mathematical thinking is experienced as traumatic by many students. Experiences that students had of school mathematics differ greatly to what is expected from them at university. Success in school mathematics meant application of different methods to get an answer. Students are not familiar with logical deductive reasoning, required in advanced mathematics. It is necessary to assist students in this transition process, in moving from general to mathematical thinking. In this article some structure is suggested for this transition period. This essay is an argumentative exposition supported by personal experience and international literature. This makes this study theoretical rather than empirical.