Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2018
Department
Mathematics Education
Abstract
This research report explores the mathematical conceptions that teacher education candidates (TECs) bring into a teaching program, specifically the (mis)understandings about area and perimeter of rectangles. A thematic analysis was performed on the incorrect solutions in order to gain an understanding of where teacher education candidates were making mistakes. This report discusses the themes that were discovered and how some of the information provided was mathematically correct but missed the bigger connections within the questions. The information provided supports the need to consider what misconceptions are being brought to teacher education programs and how to address them within the program.
Recommended Citation
Holm, J. (2018). Exploring area and perimeter: A look at the mathematics knowledge of teacher education candidates. In T. E. Hodges, G. J., Roy, & A. M. Tyminski (Eds.), Proceedings for the 40th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 759-762). Greenville, SC: University of South Carolina & Clemson University.