Examining Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of Area Formulae
The aim of this paper was to examine preservice teachers’ knowledge of area formulae. Clinical interview technique was employed to collect the data. This paper reports the analysis of the responses of eight preservice teachers related to a particular task, Task 8. In Task 8, preservice teachers were...
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| author | Yew, W.T. Zamri, S.N.A.S. Lian, L.H. |
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| description | The aim of this paper was to examine preservice teachers’ knowledge of area formulae. Clinical interview technique was employed to collect the data. This paper reports the analysis of the responses of eight preservice teachers related to a particular task, Task 8. In Task 8, preservice teachers were asked to show a Form One student the way to develop area formulae of a rectangle, parallelogram, triangle, and trapezium. Findings of the study suggest that all of them lack conceptual knowledge underpinning the formula for the area of a rectangle. The implication of the finding was also discussed. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-8122014-12-11T08:31:39Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/812/ Examining Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of Area Formulae Yew, W.T. Zamri, S.N.A.S. Lian, L.H. R Medicine The aim of this paper was to examine preservice teachers’ knowledge of area formulae. Clinical interview technique was employed to collect the data. This paper reports the analysis of the responses of eight preservice teachers related to a particular task, Task 8. In Task 8, preservice teachers were asked to show a Form One student the way to develop area formulae of a rectangle, parallelogram, triangle, and trapezium. Findings of the study suggest that all of them lack conceptual knowledge underpinning the formula for the area of a rectangle. The implication of the finding was also discussed. 2010 Article PeerReviewed Yew, W.T. and Zamri, S.N.A.S. and Lian, L.H. (2010) Examining Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of Area Formulae. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 8. pp. 198-206. ISSN 1877-0428, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.027 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.027>. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.027 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.027 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Yew, W.T. Zamri, S.N.A.S. Lian, L.H. Examining Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of Area Formulae |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Examining Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of Area Formulae |
| title_short | Examining Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of Area Formulae |
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