On Mathematicians' Proof Skimming: A Reply to Inglis and Alcock

Autor/inn/en	Weber, Keith; Mejia-Ramos, Juan Pablo
Titel	On Mathematicians' Proof Skimming: A Reply to Inglis and Alcock
Quelle	In: Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 44 (2013) 2, S.464-474 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8251
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Mathematics Instruction; Validity; Mathematical Logic; Professional Personnel; Proofreading; Reading Strategies; Speed Reading + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Gültigkeit; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Personalbestand; Korrektur; Reading strategy; Leselernstufe; Lesetechnik; Schnelllesen
Abstract	n a recent article, Inglis and Alcock (2012) contended that their data challenge the claim that when mathematicians validate proofs, they initially skim a proof to grasp its main idea before reading individual parts of the proof more carefully. This result is based on the fact that when mathematicians read proofs in their study, on average their initial reading of a proof took half as long as their total time spent reading that proof. Authors Keith Weber and Juan Pablo Mejía-Ramos present an analysis of Inglis and Alcock's data that suggests that mathematicians frequently used an initial skimming strategy when engaging in proof validation tasks. [See Inglis and Alcock's response to Weber and Mejía-Ramos ("Skimming: A Response to Weber and Mejia-Ramos") on pages 472-74. A download will include both articles.] (As Provided).
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