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How Preservice Teachers Interpret and Respond to Student Geometric Errors
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Son, Ji-Won; Sinclair, Nathalie – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
Recognizing and responding to students' thinking is essential in teaching mathematics, especially when students provide incorrect solutions. This study examined, through a teaching scenario task, elementary preservice teachers' interpretations of and responses to a student's work on a task involving reflective symmetry. Findings revealed that a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving