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Emine Catman-Aksoy; Mine Isiksal-Bostan – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
This study investigated the effect of a paper folding activity prepared to develop the sixth-grade students' concept definitions and images of parallelism and perpendicularity concepts. The study also examined how the concept definition and images changed after the paper folding activity. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Paper (Material), Middle School Students, Foreign Countries
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Filipa Alexandra Baptista Faria; João Pedro Da Ponte; Margarida Rodrigues – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
This study aims to identify how mathematics teachers understand whole-class discussions and to know the influence of lesson study on the way they orchestrate these discussions. This is a qualitative study, conducted with two groups of middle school teachers. We analyze data concerning three teachers, Patrícia, Marta, and Diana, collected through…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Classroom Communication, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers
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Ljerka Jukic Matic – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
Curriculum materials are not a fixed object; they are an active partner in a teacher's practice. Teachers and curriculum materials interact in a participatory relationship where both the characteristics of the teacher and the characteristics of the curriculum material affect the instruction. Teachers interpret and tailor these materials to create…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum
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Baktemur, Gamze; Civak, Rukiye Ayan; Bostan, Mine Isiksal – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2021
The purpose of this study is to examine pre-service middle school mathematics teachers' (mis)conceptions related to definitions, classifications, and inclusion relations of convex quadrilaterals through a case study research design. The participants of the study were 20 pre-service middle school mathematics teachers who attended a must course,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Middle School Mathematics, Undergraduate Students