Interactions between defining, explaining and classifying: The case of increasing and decreasing sequences
(2016)
Journal Article
Alcock, L., & Simpson, A. (2017). Interactions between defining, explaining and classifying: The case of increasing and decreasing sequences. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 94(1), 5-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-016-9709-4
This paper describes a study in which we investigated relationships between defining mathematical concepts — increasing and decreasing infinite sequences — explaining their meanings and classifying consistently with formal definitions. We explored th... Read More about Interactions between defining, explaining and classifying: The case of increasing and decreasing sequences.