PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2018
San Diego, California
A Department-Level Protocol for Assessing Students’ Developing Competence with Proof Construction and Validation
Page: 736
This methodological paper describes a protocol for assessing the development of students’ competence with proof, created by the assessment committee within the Department of Mathematics at Western Michigan University. The assessment protocol we describe evolved over a period of 20 years and aims to collect information that is meaningful and actionable for improving mathematics instruction within the department. While there are several unique features of Western Michigan University that have created a context in which such work can be undertaken at the level of the department, we believe that this case will be of interest to mathematics departments seeking to find ways to measure their students’ developing competence with proof.