Investigation of undergraduate students’ perceptions of mathematical proof

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the students’ perceptions of mathematical proving who were attending the department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences in Arts and Science Faculty and the Department of Elementary School Mathematics Teaching in Education Faculty. For this purpose, the scale developed by Almedia (2001) and adapted to Turkish by Moralı, Uğurel, Türnüklü and Yeşildere (2006) was administered to the students in related departments. The findings of this study were statistically examined in terms of the students’ departments and of their certain characteristics.