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Publication Date: 2013-Nov
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Supporting Teachers' and Students' Knowledge of Geometric Similarity
Seago, Nanette
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (35th, Chicago, IL, Nov 14-17, 2013)
The main goal of the Learning and Teaching Geometry (LTG) project is to build professional development (PD) materials that provide opportunities for teachers to engage in learning about geometric similarity through the use of video cases, in which specific and increasingly complex mathematical ideas are presented within the dynamics of classroom practice. The central component of the LTG materials is the Foundation Module, which includes 30 hours of PD and is intended to provide teachers with a thorough grounding in key mathematical and pedagogical issues related to similarity. Field test data indicate that the Foundation Module supports gains in both teachers' and students' knowledge of similarity. [For the complete proceedings, see ED584443.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Faculty Development, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Participation, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Logic, Thinking Skills, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Mathematics Teachers, Common Core State Standards, Transformations (Mathematics), Geometric Concepts, Inservice Teacher Education, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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