What do pre-service secondary mathematics teachers understand from the concept of sequence?

YAZGAN SAĞ G., ARGÜN Z.

4th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES), Barcelona, İspanya, 2 - 05 Şubat 2012, cilt.46, ss.5301-5305 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 46
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.427
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Barcelona
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İspanya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.5301-5305
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to explore pre-service mathematics teachers' understanding of the concept of sequence. 55 pre-service secondary mathematics teachers from a university located in Turkey participated in this study and the data was collected through pre-service teachers' responses to open ended questions about sequence concept. The data was analyzed by using constant comparative analysis, and the findings indicated that pre-service teachers had some difficulties such as writing mathematical symbols formally, and confused logical explanations. In conclusion, most of pre-service teachers confused the convergence of a sequence with other kinds of sequences, like monotone or bounded. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu