Students' Understanding of Counterexamples

Alison G Lynch; Rebecca Vinsonhaler

doi:10.5951/MTLT.2019.0092

Students' Understanding of Counterexamples

Alison G Lynch, Rebecca Vinsonhaler

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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This article focuses on students use and understanding of counterexamples and is part of a research project on the role of examples in proving. We share student interviews and offer suggestions for how teachers can support student reasoning and thinking and promote productive struggle by incorporating counterexamples into the classroom.

Original language	American English
Journal	Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Volume	113
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2019.0092
State	Published - Mar 2020

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Science and Mathematics Education

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