ICME 12, TGS 14: Reasoning, proof and proving in mathematics education

Coex, Seoul, Korea
July 8th to 15th, 2012

This is the announcement of the Topic Study Group 14, about reasoning and proof, at ICME 12.
The Congress will be held in Coex, Seoul, Korea, on July 2012 from 8th to 15th. Further details about how to attend and contribute to the congress can be accessed from the site. 

Co-chairs: Stephane Cyr (Canada)
Maria Alessandra Mariotti (Italy)

Team Members: Andreas Stylianides (UK)
Viviane Durand-Guerrier (France)
Youngmee Koh (Korea)
Kirsti Hemmi (Sweden)

The role and importance assigned to argumentation and proof in the last decade has led to an enormous variety of approaches to research in this area. Differences concern the focus researchers take in their approach, as well in the methodological choices they make. This leads not only to different perspectives, but also to different terminology when we are talking about phenomena. Differences are not always immediately clear, as we sometimes use the same words but assign different meanings to them. On the other hand, different categories that we build from empirical research in order to describe students’ processes, understandings and needs are rarely discussed conceptually across the research field. Conceptual and terminological work is helpful in that it allows us to progress as a community operating with a wide range of research approaches. 

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