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- Is this a proof? Future teachers’ conceptions of proofPublication . Gomes, Alexandra; Viseu, Floriano; Martins, Paula M.; Menezes, LuísIn this paper we present part of an ongoing investigation that aims at disclosing the conceptions of proof held by future elementary school teachers. Using a qualitative and interpretative approach, we analyzed data from 66 questionnaires and results show that almost all participants recognize the formal aspect of an algebraic proof but they also accept some examples as proof.
- What teachers think about mathematical proof?Publication . Menezes, Luís; Viseu, Floriano; Martins, Paula M.; Gomes, AlexandraThis paper presents a quantitative study, initial part of a larger work that also involves a qualitative component, which aims to study the conceptions of mathematics teachers in 5th to 9th grades (n=115) about mathematical proof. The results, that are based on the application of a questionnaire, show that teachers, despite their different academic backgrounds (all of them with a background in mathematics, but some performed courses with a strong pedagogical component and others with a predominant mathematical component), recognize the nature of proof and its importance in student learning, showing awareness of the need to adapt proof to students capabilities.