Error detection in an introductory proofs course

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

2017

San Diego, California

Error detection in an introductory proofs course

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• Tyler Kloefkorn
• Jason Aubrey
• Kyle Pounder

We report on an exploratory quantitative study of students’ error detection skills. Based on theresearch on “proof framework” type errors and models for proof comprehension, we classifyerrors in proofs as internal or external for proof validation. We then test students' ability todetect errors of both types and determine if detection is correlated with success in anintroductory proofs course.Key words: