RUME 26
2024
Omaha, Nebraska
The State of Research on Proof and Proving at RUME Conferences from 2018-2023: A Systematic Literature Review
Page: 1146
Proof and proving are critical to the work of mathematicians, and in turn research on the teaching and learning of proof has historically been one of the larger strands of research presented at annual RUME conferences. In this project we systematically reviewed the RUME conference papers on mathematical proof from 2018-2023 to provide a picture of (a) the most prevalent topics of proof research in RUME, and (b) the data sources drawn upon in proof research methodologies in RUME. This review revealed the most frequent primary topics of RUME proof research to be proof instruction, assessment and feedback, and proof conceptions. We also noticed an overwhelming proportion of RUME proof research papers rely on qualitative data sources. Our continued work on this project will allow us to examine the impact research RUME has on the larger body of knowledge of undergraduate proof research.