Wang Discourse Perspective of Geometric Thoughts

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-658-12805-0
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Education

Sasha
Wang revisits the van Hiele model of geometric thinking with Sfard’s discursive
framework to investigate geometric thinking from a discourse perspective. The
author focuses on describing and analyzing pre-service teachers’ geometric
discourse across different van Hiele levels. The explanatory power of Sfard’s
framework provides a rich description of how pre-service teachers think in the
context of quadrilaterals. It also contributes to our understanding of human
thinking that is illustrated through the analysis of geometric discourse
accompanied by vignettes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Sasha

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Theoretical
Basis: The van Hiele Model.- Theoretical Framework: Learning as Communicating,
Sfard’s Discursive Framework, and the Levels of Geometric Discourse.- Methodology:
Participants, the van Hiele Geometry Test, Interview Tasks.- Data Collection
and Analysis.- Results from the van Hiele Geometry Test and One-on-One
Interviews.- Changes in van Hiele Levels and Changes in Geometric Discourse.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr.
Sasha Wang is an assistant professor of mathematics education at the Boise
State University, Idaho, United States.