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Direct linkStylianides, Andreas J. – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2007
The notion of assumptions permeates school mathematics, but instruction tends to highlight this notion only in the advanced grades. In this article, I argue that it is important for even young children to develop a sense of the role of assumptions in proving, and I investigate what it might mean and look like for instruction to promote this goal.…
Descriptors: Young Children, Grade 3, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics
