National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Las Vegas, Nevada

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14- Diagrammatic Reasoning Skills of Preservice Mathematics Teachers: An Investigation

Thursday, October 24, 2013: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Coco A/B (Rio)
Lead Speaker:
Margaret Karrass


I will report on a study that explored a relationship between the geometric knowledge of preservice secondary mathematics teachers and their diagrammatic reasoning skills. In the course of this study, preservice 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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