Probing the Structure of Mathematical Writing

This paper examines one mode of mathematical communication: that of student journal writing in mathematics. The focus of the discussion is a study of four years' use of journal writing in mathematics involving approximately 500 students in Grades 7 through 11 in a particular Victorian secondary...

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Veröffentlicht in:Educational studies in mathematics 1993-01, Vol.25 (3), p.235-250
Hauptverfasser: Clarke, David J., Waywood, Andrew, Stephens, Max
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This paper examines one mode of mathematical communication: that of student journal writing in mathematics. The focus of the discussion is a study of four years' use of journal writing in mathematics involving approximately 500 students in Grades 7 through 11 in a particular Victorian secondary school. The evaluation of the experimental use in one school of journal writing in mathematics provides a powerful demonstration of the link between language and mathematics and suggests a relationship between students' mathematical writings and their perceptions of mathematics and mathematical activity.
ISSN:0013-1954
1573-0816
DOI:10.1007/BF01273863