Styles of reasoning for mathematics education
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Abstract Although reasoning is a central concept in mathematics education research, the discipline still need of coherent theoretical framework mathematical reasoning. With respect to epistemological problems dominant discourses on proof, modelling, and post-truth politics discipline, accordance with trends philosophy research general, it argued that necessary give relativist account Hacking’s styles introduced as possible solution. This distinguished between at least six different reasoning, many which are closely connected mathematics, argues these frameworks define what we accept decidable assertions, justifications for such objects assertions. The article ends discussion implications chosen fields may motivate more focussed studies future.
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عنوان ژورنال: Educational Studies in Mathematics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1573-0816', '0013-1954']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-021-10046-z