diff --git a/ch2.tex b/ch2.tex index 31b291a..fcfef8b 100644 --- a/ch2.tex +++ b/ch2.tex @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ \chapter{Research Perspective and Epistemological Framework} -The work of others has contributed to the research perspective and the epistemological framework\footnote{In the psychological sense, rather than that of Brouwer}. +This work is a phenomenographic study, adopting the epistemological framework of social constructivism. + +The work of others has contributed to both the research perspective and the epistemological framework\footnote{In the psychological sense, rather than that of Brouwer}. Marton developed the phenomenographic research perspective, which is broadly applicable to education. @@ -8,6 +10,9 @@ Many researchers have contributed to the literature on educating students in the Significant work has been done on teaching computer science students about mathematical proof. +By choosing this particular version of social constructivism, we inherit the situation described by Ben-Ari\cite{ben1998constructivism}: +"The task of the teacher is significantly more difficult than in the classical paradigm, because the guidance must be based on, the understanding of each student's currently existing cognitive structures. " + diff --git a/literature.bib b/literature.bib index aa61542..2594965 100644 --- a/literature.bib +++ b/literature.bib @@ -957,7 +957,8 @@ publisher={Elsevier} number={3-4}, pages={327--342}, year={1994}, - publisher={Springer} + publisher={Springer}, + annote={looks really good, is not free} } @article{selden1995unpacking, title={Unpacking the logic of mathematical statements}, diff --git a/thesis2.pdf b/thesis2.pdf index f6e6a9a..c5daae5 100644 Binary files a/thesis2.pdf and b/thesis2.pdf differ