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Oxman, Victor; Stupel, Moshe – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
The present paper describes a dynamic investigation of polygons obtained by reflecting an arbitrary point located inside or outside a given polygon through the midpoints of its sides. The activity was based on hypothesizing on the shape of the reflection polygon that would be obtained, testing the hypotheses using dynamic software, and finding a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Geometric Concepts
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Silfverberg, Harry; Joutsenlahti, Jorma – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
In our study, we looked for an answer to the research question "How prospective teachers comprehend the concept of a plane angle and what kind of variation there is between the conceptions? The study shows that the prospective teachers interpret the concept "plane angle" which in principle is familiar to everybody in many different…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Plane Geometry