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Using Formative Assessment To Enhance Student Performance On Geometric Proof Writing, Benjamin Hargrave
Using Formative Assessment To Enhance Student Performance On Geometric Proof Writing, Benjamin Hargrave
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The purpose of this research is to uncover best practices to create competent proof writers. Studies have shown the best setting to do this is in the high school geometry classroom. Throughout a yearlong study of geometry, students were exposed to theorems and their demonstrations. Despite constant exposure, students were still unable to produce their own proof of propositions. The questions then became how can an educator provide critical feedback that encourages student reasoning and develops logical argumentation skills? With the goal in mind, twenty-five students enrolled in a geometry course at Baton Rouge High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana …