The Value of a Peer-Reviewed Activity

This week, we have been talking about proof writing in the discrete mathematics course I’m teaching. Yesterday, I started class by having students answer how confident they are about their proof writing skills on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being “clueless and not sure where to start”, 5 being “Okay and ready for homework,” and 10 being “I can do most any proof you throw at me with ease.