The Creativity-in-Progress Rubric on Proving: Two Teaching Implementations and Students' Reported Usage. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: El Turkey, Houssein; Tang, Gail; Savic, Milos; Karakok, Gulden; Cilli-Turner, Emily; Plaxco, David
• Is Part Of: PRIMUS. Volume 28:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 57
• Page End: 79
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Formative assessment -- mathematical creativity -- proof -- undergraduate mathematics education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 510.711
• DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2017.1346735
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-1970

Abstract

Abstract: A growing body of mathematics education research points to the importance of fostering students' mathematical creativity in undergraduate mathematics courses. However, there are not many research-based instructional practices that aim to accomplish this task. Our research group has been working to address this issue and created a formative assessment tool, the Creativity-in-Progress Rubric ( CPR ) on Proving . This tool is developed to help students evaluate their own proving process, as well as provide instructors insight into students' self-evaluation and process. In this paper, we provide a brief description of the CPR on Proving and explain its implementation in two courses at different institutions. Additionally, we share several students' usages of the CPR and provide some practical implementation suggestions.