National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Baltimore, Maryland

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116- Diagrammatic reasoning skills of pre- service Mathematics teachers: An investigation

Thursday, October 17, 2013: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Ruth (Hilton)
Lead Speaker:
Margaret Karrass


This presentation will report on a study which explored a relationship between geometric knowledge of pre-service secondary mathematics teachers and their diagrammatic reasoning skills. In the course of this study, pre-service mathematics teachers were presented with “visual proofs” of certain theorems and asked to “reason from the diagram”.

Presentation Format: Research Session
Grade Band Audience: Higher Education

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