Conceptions and Consequences of Mathematical Argumentation, Justification, and Proof

Table of Contents

Introduction: Conceptualizing Argumentation, Justification, and Proof in Mathematics Education

Megan Staples & AnnaMarie Conner

Part 1: Argumentation, Justification and Proof in an Elementary Classroom

Overview of the Elementary Level Data

Karl W. Kosko

Argumentation in the Elementary Grades: The Role of Participants, Tasks, and Tools

Chepina Rumsey, Ian Whitacre, Şebnem Atabaş,& Jessica L. Smith

Justification in the Elementary Grades: Justification to Develop and Provide Access to Mathematical Reasoning

Eva Thanheiser & Amanda Sugimoto

Proof in the Elementary Grades: A Multimodal Approach to Generalization and Proof

Candace Walkington & Dawn Woods

On the Meanings of Argumentation, Justification, and Proof: General Insights from Analyses of Elementary Classroom Episodes

Andreas J. Stylianides & Gabriel J. Stylianides

Part 2: Argumentation, Justification and Proof in a Middle Grades Classroom

Overview of Middle Level Data

Megan Staples

Argumentation in the Middle Grades: Exploring a Teacher's Support of Collective Argumentation

Carolos Nicolas Gomez, Stacy R. Jones, & Hilary Tanck

Justification in the Middle Grades: A Process of Verification and Sense-Making

Kristin Lesseig & Jerilynn Lepak

Proof in the Middle Grades: Can we Label Middle Grades Arguments as Proof with a Capital P?

David A. Yopp, Rob Ely, Anne E. Adams, & Annelise W. Nielsen

Argumentation, Justification, and Proof in Middle School: A Rose by Any Other Name

Eric Knuth, Orit Zaslavsky, & Hangil Kim

Part 3: Argumentation, Justification and Proof in High School Mathematics

Overview of High School Level Data

AnnaMarie Conner

Argumentation in the Context of High School Mathematics: Examining Dialogic Aspects of Argumentation

Markus Hähkiöniemi

Justification in the Context of High School Mathematics: Co-Constructing Content and Process

Jill Newton

Proof in the Context of High School Mathematics: A First Approach through Discussion, with Occasions and Missed Opportunities

Francesca Morselli

Reasoning is in the Eye of the Lens-Holder: Observations Made through the Lenses of Justification, Argumentation, and Proof at the High School Level

Michelle Cirillo & Dana C. Cox

Part 4: Argumentation, Justification and Proof at the Tertiary Level

Overview of Tertiary Level Data

Argumentation in the Context of Tertiary Mathematics: A Case Study of Classroom Argumentation and the Role of Instructor Moves

David Plaxco & Megan Wawro

Justification in the Context of Tertiary Mathematics: Undergraduate Students Exploring the Properties and Relations of the Dihedral Group

Shiv Smith Karunakaran & Mariana Levin

Proof in the Context of Tertiary Mathematics: Undergraduate Inquiry-Based Learning in Abstract Algebra as a Precursor to Mathematical Proof

Timothy Fyukawa-Connelly & Sera Karahoca

Mathematics Educators as Polymaths, Brokers, and Learners: Commentary on the Tertiary Chapters on Argumentation, Justification, and Proof

Paul Christian Dawkins

Part 5: Lenses on Researching Argumentation, Justification and Proof Across the Grade Levels

Participation in Argumentation: Teacher and St
About the Author:

Kristen Bieda is an associate professor of Teacher Education and Mathematics Education at Michigan State University. She also holds an appointment as the Associate Director of Mathematics for the CREATE for STEM Institute. Prior to her appointment at Michigan State, she taught mathematics at the middle school, high school and community college levels. Her research interests include understanding how to incorporate mathematical justification into school mathematics, particularly at the middle school level. She is also interested in the design of clinical experiences that support prospective teachers in learning to teach ambitiously. She is currently the subject area leader for secondary mathematics for Michigan State's secondary mathematics teacher preparation program.

AnnaMarie Conner is a professor of Mathematics Education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia. She investigates teachers' beliefs and identity construction during teacher education and how teachers learn to support collective argumentation in mathematics classes. These two lines of research come together in findings describing how teachers' beliefs impact their classroom practice with respect to collective argumentation. Dr. Conner's work investigates the complex connections between teacher education, teacher characteristics, and teacher practice. She is currently collaborating with secondary mathematics teachers in supporting mathematical arguments as well as investigating how elementary teachers navigate infusing argumentation into integrative STEM instruction.

Karl W. Kosko is an associate professor of Mathematics Education at Kent State University. His work focuses on how mathematical meaning is conveyed, and has addressed classroom argumentation and discourse, multiplicative reasoning, and use of representations of practice in teacher education.