Overview
- Presents a wealth of perspectives on how to innovate in teaching geometry
- Offers ideas for conceptualizing studies of geometry instruction and analyzing classroom data
- Offers information on the current state of geometry instruction around the world
Part of the book series: ICME-13 Monographs (ICME13Mo)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- geometry learning
- geometry instruction
- teacher knowledge of geometry
- technology use in geometry
- geometry curriculum
- geometry in secondary schools
- teaching and learning geometry
- geometrical paradigms
- Regular 4-Polytopes
- Geometry To Algebra
- Geometry teachers
- mathematical literacy
- pre-service geometry
- geometry learning
- Geodikon
- spatial thinking in problem solving
- spatial visualization
- non-routine geometry
- playing with geometry
- dynamic geometry approach
About this book
This book presents current perspectives on theoretical and empirical issues related to the teaching and learning of geometry at secondary schools. It contains chapters contributing to three main areas. A first set of chapters examines mathematical, epistemological, and curricular perspectives. A second set of chapters presents studies on geometry instruction and teacher knowledge, and a third set of chapters offers studies on geometry thinking and learning. Specific research topics addressed also include teaching practice, learning trajectories, learning difficulties, technological resources, instructional design, assessments, textbook analyses, and teacher education in geometry.
Geometry remains an essential and critical topic in school mathematics. As they learn geometry, students develop essential mathematical thinking and visualization skills and learn a language that helps them relate to and interact with the physical world. Geometry has traditionally been included as a subject of study in secondary mathematics curricula, but it has also featured as a resource in out-of-school problem solving, and has been connected to various human activities such as sports, games, and artwork. Furthermore, geometry often plays a role in teacher preparation, undergraduate mathematics, and at the workplace. New technologies, including dynamic geometry software, computer-assisted design software, and geometric positioning systems, have provided more resources for teachers to design environments and tasks in which students can learn and use geometry. In this context, research on the teaching and learning of geometry will continue to be a key element on the research agendas of mathematics educators, as researchers continue to look for ways to enhance student learning and to understand student thinking and teachers’ decision making.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Geometry in Secondary Schools
Editors: Patricio Herbst, Ui Hock Cheah, Philippe R. Richard, Keith Jones
Series Title: ICME-13 Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77476-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77475-6Published: 11 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08464-6Published: 10 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77476-3Published: 27 April 2018
Series ISSN: 2520-8322
Series E-ISSN: 2520-8330
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 386
Number of Illustrations: 60 b/w illustrations, 120 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mathematics Education, Geometry, Teaching and Teacher Education, Study and Learning Skills, International and Comparative Education