Student's Concept of Infinity in the Context of a Simple Geometrical Construct

Student's Concept of Infinity in the Context of a Simple Geometrical Construct

The research described in this paper was undertaken to determine student-teachers' understanding of infinity in a geometrical context. The methods of analysis of students' responses is presented and these were found to be universally applicable. The findings show that school mathematics do...

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Veröffentlicht in:International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2003, Vol.3, p.125
Hauptverfasser: Jirotkova, Darina, Littler, Graham
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adults
Cognitive Ability
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Foreign Countries
Form Classes (Languages)
Geometry
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematics Education
Preservice Teachers
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Zusammenfassung:The research described in this paper was undertaken to determine student-teachers' understanding of infinity in a geometrical context. The methods of analysis of students' responses is presented and these were found to be universally applicable. The findings show that school mathematics does not generally develop the students' ideas of infinity (Eisenmann, 2002). We believe that discussion about infinity could lead to the development of cognitive ability and hence the need for teachers to have a sound knowledge of infinity and the necessary communicative skills. [For complete proceedings, see ED500858.]