Pre-service Elementary School Teachers’ Perception of Rectangle

Даниел A. Романо, Универзитет у Источном Сарајеву, Педагошки факултет Бијељина, Босна и Херцеговина, имејл: bato49@hotmail.com
Иновације у настави, XXX, 2017/2 стр. 158–171

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doi: 10.5937/inovacije1702158R

 

Резиме: У овом тексту представљамо део истраживања перцепције геометријског концепта правоугаоника студената учитељског програма. Та перцепција се односи на парадигме: посебна математичка знања о правоугаоницима неопходна реализаторима наставе математике; посебна методичка о томе како би требало подучавати ученике о правоугаонику у нижим разредима основне школе; и способности разумијевања процеса подучавања и ученичког учења о концепту ове геометријске фигуре. Понуђени садржај представља парцијални извјештај о реализацији пројекта „Установљавање нивоа математичке писмености“, који реализује Научно друштво математичара Бања Лука. Требало би да резултати овог истраживања буду подршка академској заједници у преговорима са друштвеном заједницом о квалитету математичког и методичког образовања будућих реализатора наставе математике у нижим разредима основне школе у нас.
Кључне ријечи: геометријски концепт правоугаоника, Ван Хилеови нивои, студентска перцепција правоугаоника.
Summary: In this article we offer the research data on the perception of the geometric concept of rectangle by pre-service primary school teachers. This perception refers to the following paradigms: the specific mathematical knowledge of rectangles necessary for teachers; the special methodological knowledge about how rectangles shoud be taught to elementary school students; and the ability to understand the process of teaching and student learning about the concept of this geometric figure. The content of this article is a partial report on the implementation of the project “Establishment of the levels of mathematical literacy” implemented by the Scientific Society of Mathematicians in Banja Luka. The results of this study should be suport to academic community in the negotiations with the social community about the quality of mathematical and methodological education of the pre-service primary school teachers in our educational system.
Keywords: geometric concept of a rectangle, Van Hiellel’s levels, students’ perception of a rectangle.

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