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Gulkilik, Hilal – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
The purpose of this study was to investigate university students' conceptions of the definite integral in the process of finding the volume of a solid of revolution. The participants were four students enrolled in a university calculus course in Turkey. Data were obtained by task-based interviews, in which the participants had to work on a problem…
Descriptors: Calculus, Problem Solving, Mathematical Concepts, College Students
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Kapici, Hasan Özgür – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2023
Being able to move between different representations levels (macroscopic, submicroscopic, and symbolic) is important to understand a chemical phenomenon meaningfully. The current study investigated how pre-service science teachers moved from symbolic representation to sub-microscopic representation. A total of 205 pre-service science teachers,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers
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Ezgi Özlav; Mustafa Akinci – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
In this study on concepts of geometry, the gestures and mimics used by the mathematics teachers working in school for the deaf to define some mathematical concepts with the sign language were investigated. The research employed the structured interview technique, a qualitative research method. Data were collected through interviews and video…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Geometric Concepts, Concept Formation, Geometry
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Avcu, Seher; Biber, Belma Türker – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
In this study, the conceptualizations used by prospective middle school mathematics teachers when defining, representing, and exemplifying the slope concept and relating it with other mathematical situations were examined. Participants' conceptualizations were identified by Nagle, C., Moore-Russo, D., Viglietti, J., & Martin, K. [(2013).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers
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Karakus, Fatih; Bahar Ersen, Zeynep – REDIMAT - Journal of Research in Mathematics Education, 2021
The aim of the present study is to determine the elementary pre-service mathematics teachers' understanding on solids. For this purpose, pre-service teachers' definitions and drawings of these objects were examined. Qualitative research method was used. A written questionnaire consisting of sixteen open-ended and multiple-choice questions was…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Definitions
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Gülburnu, Mehmet – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
This study examined students' views on geometry teaching via three-dimensional dynamic geometry software Cabri 3D. Teaching designed with Cabri 3D for solids volume measurement was implemented for 16 students in the eighth grade from a public secondary school in Turkey. The data obtained from the interviews with the students about the teaching,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Geometry
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Altiparmak, Kemal; Gürcan, Gizem – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The aim of this study is to obtain information about students' definitions, mistakes, misconceptions, and van Hiele geometry thinking levels by using the definitions of 4th grade students for geometric shapes of rectangle, square, isosceles triangle, equilateral triangle, and scalene triangle. The study was carried out with 156 primary school 4th…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry
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Aydin-Güç, Funda – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2021
This article presents theoretical knowledge, sample activities, and reflections from the implementation process on how teachers can benefit from the Variation Theory to help students enhance their mathematical comprehension. In this context, "congruence of triangles" was conceptualized as an object of learning. Critical aspects were…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Learning Theories, Geometry, Geometric Concepts
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Birgin, Osman; Uzun Yazici, Kübra – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of using dynamic geometry software (GeoGebra) on the eighth-grade students' conceptual understanding and the retention of learning regarding linear equations and slope. In this study, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and delayed post-test was employed. This study was conducted…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Software, Teaching Methods
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Yorulmaz, Alper; Uysal, Hümeyra – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
The purpose of this research is to determine the knowledge, perceptions and misconceptions of pre-service primary school teachers about geometric objects through mind maps. For this purpose, the research was designed with a case study, one of the qualitative research methods. The study group of the research consists of 52 pre-service primary…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping
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Grigoropoulos, Jenny E. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
Business ethics is a highly discussed and debated subject in today's corporate and business world, as well as in educational and academic circles. There are certain parameters, which influence the extensive level and degree to which ethics has been analyzed by scholars and researchers in recent years, such as globalization, technology, intangible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Blindness, Concept Formation
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Biber, Abdullah Çagri; Tuna, Abdulkadir; Dagdelen, Irfan; Kepceoglu, Ibrahim – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2019
In this research, it is aimed to explore how students are able to define parallelogram and to establish relations with other quadrilaterals at each class level comparatively. Case study is chosen as the methodology of this study and the participants of the study are 120 middle school students from a state middle school in Turkey. Two open-ended…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Middle School Students, Public Schools, Concept Formation
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Kandil, Semanur; Isiksal-Bostan, Mine – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2019
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of inquiry-based instruction enriched with origami activities on 7th grade students' achievement in reflection symmetry and self-efficacy in geometry. Two classes, instructed by the first author of the paper, were randomly assigned as experimental and control groups. In order to gather data,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Achievement
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Birgin, Osman; Topuz, Faden – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of using GeoGebra software in a computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment on seventh grade students' geometry achievement, retention of learning, and attitudes toward geometry. The study was designed using a quasi-experimental research method with pretest, post-test and…
Descriptors: Courseware, Cooperative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Direct Instruction
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Bozkurt, Gulay; Uygan, Candas – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2021
This paper focuses on pre-service mathematics teachers' geometrical construction processes while using a duo of artefacts, namely the paper-and-pencil environment (PPE) and a dynamic geometry system (DGS). The participants of this case study were two pre-service mathematics teachers, who had limited DGS experiences in solving geometry tasks. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction
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