Journal Article

·2015 OPEN ACCESS

The Examination of Elementary Mathematics Pre-service Teachers’ Spatial Abilities

Ahmet Şükrü Özdemir , Sevda Göktepe Yıldız YTU

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the spatial abilities of pre-service mathematics teachers according to SOLO taxonomy. For this purpose, three students with different spatial skills were selected and clinical interviews were carried out with these students. The data was evaluated qualitatively and analyzed descriptively. A section was created for each of the answers given by students. In addition to that direct quotations from the dialogues were also used. The data collected shows that as the spatial skills of pre-service teachers increase their reasoning skills also increase.

Keywords

Mathematics education Spatial intelligence Elementary mathematics Spatial ability Service (business) Psychology Taxonomy (biology) Pedagogy Mathematics Cognition Ecology Developmental psychology Biology

Subject Areas

Spatial Cognition and Navigation ·Automotive Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques ·Education ·Social Sciences
Science Education and Pedagogy ·Education ·Social Sciences

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