HEURISTIC CONTENT OF THE PLAUSIBLE REASONING AND PREDICTION IN MATHEMATICS PROBLEM SOLVING

One of the most important characteristics of thinking as a process is the ability of the human mind to create an imaginable situation and to control all actions according to that situation. From here comes the possibility a human being to predict or to formulate plausible assertions. Therefore, predictions and ability to draw out plausible hypothesis are key components in the act of mathematics problem solving. Prediction in problem solving is continuous throughout the entire act of mathematics problem solving and, on the other hand, it is the firm fundament of heuristics in general