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A Study of Grade 10 Students' Conceptions of Proof in a Singapore Secondary School

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Title: A Study of Grade 10 Students' Conceptions of Proof in a Singapore Secondary School
Language: English
Authors: Navinesh Thanabalasingam, Berinderjeet Kaur, Weng Kin Ho, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Source: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2025.
Availability: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10
High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Grade 10, Secondary School Students, Mathematical Logic, Validity, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Singapore
Abstract: This paper examines Grade 10 students' conceptions of proof in a secondary school in Singapore. Using a purposive survey of 9 mathematical items, proofs by 8 students for two items, one on Number and Algebra and another on Geometry and Trigonometry, were coded using Harel's proof schemes. The findings show that the students' proofs for the two questions displayed a range of proof schemes, except the authoritative scheme. With the exception, of the perceptual scheme, the predominance of other schemes was item specific. It was also apparent from the proofs written by the students that they struggled to articulate their arguments using correct mathematical language.
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  Data: This paper examines Grade 10 students' conceptions of proof in a secondary school in Singapore. Using a purposive survey of 9 mathematical items, proofs by 8 students for two items, one on Number and Algebra and another on Geometry and Trigonometry, were coded using Harel's proof schemes. The findings show that the students' proofs for the two questions displayed a range of proof schemes, except the authoritative scheme. With the exception, of the perceptual scheme, the predominance of other schemes was item specific. It was also apparent from the proofs written by the students that they struggled to articulate their arguments using correct mathematical language.
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