High School Students’ Performances on Proof Comprehension Tests
| Autor: | Işıkhan Uğurel, Burçak Boz Yaman, Bahattin İnam |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, MÜ |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Computer science Ocean Engineering Comprehension of proof lcsh:Education (General) 0502 economics and business Mathematical skill Mathematics education proving Action research Education Scientific Disciplines Curriculum High school student 05 social sciences Multilevel model 050301 education Eğitim Bilimsel Disiplinler Proof comprehension test Comprehension Proof Proof proving Comprehension of proof Proof comprehension test High school student Mathematics education lcsh:L lcsh:L7-991 0503 education 050203 business & management lcsh:Education |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 339-369 (2018) Volume: 5, Issue: 2 339-369 International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education |
| ISSN: | 2148-7456 |
| Popis: | This study is a part of a large scale project in which an action research design is used to teach proof to 11th grade students. This part of the project aims to identify students’ comprehension level through five proof comprehension tests developed by the researchers based on the National Geometry Curriculum. Data were analyzed by considering the framework of Yang and Lin’s (2008) multilevel model. Results showed none of the students were successful at the most sophisticated level of the proof comprehension tests which requires conducting a proof in various ways or proving different theorems by using the same proof methods. Moreover, the highest proof comprehension was obtained from the level containing knowledge about definition, properties, and meanings of symbols. Achievement and comprehension decreased for components of a proof needing higher level mathematical skills. Based on the study’s results, suggestions about teaching proof are provided. This study is a part of a large scale project inwhich an action research design is used to teach proof to 11th gradestudents. This part of the project aims to identify students’ comprehensionlevel through five proof comprehension tests developed by the researchers basedon the National Geometry Curriculum. Data were analyzed by considering theframework of Yang and Lin’s (2008) multilevel model. Results showed none of thestudents were successful at the most sophisticated level of the proofcomprehension tests which requires conducting a proof in various ways orproving different theorems by using the same proof methods. Moreover, the highestproof comprehension was obtained from the level containing knowledge aboutdefinition, properties, and meanings of symbols. Achievement and comprehensiondecreased for components of a proof needing higher level mathematical skills.Based on the study’s results, suggestions about teaching proof are provided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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