Mathematics Education Research on Mathematical Practice

Keith Weber () and Matthew Inglis ()
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Keith Weber: Rutgers University
Matthew Inglis: Loughborough University, Department of Mathematics Education

A chapter in Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, 2024, pp 2637-2663 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the mathematics education research literature, there is a growing body of scholarship on how mathematicians practice their craft. The purpose of this chapter is to survey some of this literature and explain how it can contribute to the philosophy of mathematical practice. We first describe how mathematics educators use empirical methodologies to investigate the behaviors of mathematicians and argue that findings from these studies can inform the philosophy of mathematical practice. We then illustrate this by summarizing research on mathematicians’ understandings and mathematicians’ proof reading.

Keywords: Mathematics education; Philosophy of mathematical practice; Proof; Proof-reading; Understanding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40846-5_88

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