Abstract
This is a study of mathematics students working in small groups. Our research methodology allows us to examine how individual ideas develop in a social context. The research perspective used in this study is based on a co-constructive view of learning. Groups of three or four undergraduate mathematics majors, with prior experience writing mathematical proofs together, were asked to prove three statements. Computer software, such as Geometers Sketchpad, was available. Group work sessions were videotaped. Later, individuals viewed segments of the group video and were asked to reflect on group activities. Students in some groups did not share a common conception of proof, which seemed to hamper their collaboration. We observed interactions that fit with the co-constructive theory, with bidirectional interactions that shaped both group and individual conceptions of the tasks. These changes in understanding may result from parallel and successive internalization and externalization of ideas by individuals in a social context.
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