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Independent study workbooks for proofs in group theory
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posted on 2015-06-18, 11:32 authored by Lara AlcockLara Alcock, Gavin Brown, Clare DunningThis paper describes a small-scale research project based on workbooks
designed to support independent study of proofs in a first course on abstract algebra.
We discuss the lecturers’ aims in designing the workbooks, and set these against a
background of research on students’ learning of group theory and on epistemological
beliefs and study habits in higher education. We organise our analysis of student
responses around three emerging themes: 1) structured support provided by the workbooks,
2) productive forced study of lecture notes, and 3) engaging with proofs.
Discussion of our data in terms of these themes suggests several considerations for
the design of tasks for independent study of advanced mathematics.
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International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics EducationCitation
ALCOCK, L., BROWN, G. and DUNNING, C., 2015. Independent study workbooks for proofs in group theory. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 1 (1), pp.3-26.Publisher
© Springer International PublishingVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
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The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40753-015-0009-7ISSN
2198-9745Publisher version
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