Pre-service middle school mathematics teachers’ (Mis)conceptions of definitions, classifications, and inclusion relations of quadrilaterals

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2021-10-01

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Baktemur, Gamze
Civak, Rukiye Ayan
Işıksal Bostan, Mine

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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, “The Methods of Teaching Mathematics” in a public university in Ankara, Turkey. Purposive sampling strategy was used to select the participants. The data were collected through an achievement test before and after taking the methods of teaching mathematics course. The findings of the study revealed that pre-service teachers had misconceptions in hierarchical classification of quadrilaterals, dual inclusion relations (e.g., rhombus-trapezoid), and difficulty in formulating minimal definitions of quadrilaterals before taking the course. However, the findings also indicated that the course had a positive impact for eliminating those misconceptions and supporting their conceptions. Several suggestions were made based on these findings.

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Classifications of quadrilaterals, Definitions of quadrilaterals, Inclusion relations of quadrilaterals, Pre-service middle school mathematics teachers

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/99683

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European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

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https://doi.org/10.30935/scimath/11206

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Department of Elementary Education, Article

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G. Baktemur, R. A. Civak, and M. Işıksal Bostan, “Pre-service middle school mathematics teachers’ (Mis)conceptions of definitions, classifications, and inclusion relations of quadrilaterals,” European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 183–198, 2021, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/99683.