Critical thinking skills in mathematical proof tasks in the context of quality education: Case study

Linda Pavitola; Rima Rieksta

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Linda Pavitola ¹ ^* , Rima Rieksta ¹

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¹ Center of Education and Social Work, Riga Technical University Liepaja Academy, Liepāja, LATVIA^* Corresponding Author

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The ability to make judgments is one of the outcomes of quality education, which can be developed through critical thinking in the mathematics learning process, especially in solving proof tasks. However, the performance scores observed in the basic school centralized exam in mathematics are low. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the performance of 9^th grade students in solving proof tasks and the importance of critical thinking skills. The findings confirm that the proof tasks make up 19% of the possible number of points that can be obtained, significantly affecting the overall evaluation.

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critical thinking skills
mathematics
proof tasks
quality education

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 21, Issue 8, August 2025, Article No: em2678

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16659

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Pavitola, L., & Rieksta, R. (2025). Critical thinking skills in mathematical proof tasks in the context of quality education: Case study. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(8), em2678. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16659

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Pavitola L, Rieksta R. Critical thinking skills in mathematical proof tasks in the context of quality education: Case study. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(8):em2678. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16659

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Pavitola L, Rieksta R. Critical thinking skills in mathematical proof tasks in the context of quality education: Case study. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(8), em2678. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16659

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Pavitola, Linda, and Rima Rieksta. "Critical thinking skills in mathematical proof tasks in the context of quality education: Case study". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2025 21 no. 8 (2025): em2678. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16659

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Pavitola, L., and Rieksta, R. (2025). Critical thinking skills in mathematical proof tasks in the context of quality education: Case study. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(8), em2678. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16659

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Pavitola, Linda et al. "Critical thinking skills in mathematical proof tasks in the context of quality education: Case study". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 8, 2025, em2678. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16659