Proof comprehension: Predictors and Promoting
Contact Person: Stefanie Rach
Goals:
- What is "proof comprehension"?
- identification of predictors for proof comprehension
- developing and evaluating interventions to promote proof comprehension
Method:
- proof comprehension tests
- evaluations of support measures
Something to read further:
Bauer, T., Müller-Hill, E., Neuhaus, S. & Rach, S. (2021). Beweisverständnis im Mathematikstudium: Vergleich unterschiedlicher Unterstützungsvarianten zur Strategie „Illustrieren am Beispiel”. Journal für Didaktik der Mathematik, 43, 311-346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13138-021-00191-6
Neuhaus, S. & Rach, S. (2018). Proof comprehension of undergraduate students. In E. Bergqvist, M. Österholm, C. Granberg, & L. Sumpter (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 5, S. 117). Umeå, Sweden: PME.