Educational Research & Development Journal


 

 


Prospective Teachers� Learning in Geometry: Changes in Discourse and Thinking
Sasha Wang
Abstract
This study investigates changes in prospective teachers� levels of geometric thinking and the development of their geometric discourses in the classification of quadrilaterals. To examine prospective teachers� thinking about geometry, this study connects Sfard�s discursive framework to another, namely the van Hiele theory. Findings of the study reveal discursive similarities and differences in participants� geometric discourses within the same van Hiele level, as well as changes in geometric discourse as a result of changes in levels of geometric thinking. The study also investigates the usefulness of a discursive framework in providing rich descriptions of prospective teachers� thinking processes.
 


ISSN: 1526-8659