Predicting the Geometry Knowledge of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers

Asuman Duatepe Paksu

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Predicting the Geometry Knowledge of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers

Abstract

In this study, the aim was to examine the factors that predict the geometry knowledge of pre-service elementary teachers. Data was collected on 387 pre-service elementary teachers from four universities by using a geometry knowledge test, the van Hiele geometric thinking level test, a geometry self efficacy scale and a geometry attitude scale. Correlation analyses which were carried out between the geometry knowledge score and all predictor variables revealed that the relationships between all predictors and geometry knowledge were statistically significant. Furthermore, the findings from the regression analyses showed that a combination of the variables of van Hiele geometric thinking level, geometry self efficacy and attitude towards geometry was able to predicts geometry knowledge significantly.

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17) Which one is regular quadrilateral? A) rhombus B) rectangle
C) parallelogram D) square
7) Whose diagonals are perpendicular? A) rhombus B) rectangle C) trapezoid D) parallelogram
29 ) Which one gives an example of two parallel planes?
A) door and ceiling of the classroom
B) top of the desk and the wall of the classroom
C) blackboard and ceiling of the classroom
D) top of the desk and the floor of the classroom
31) Which one cannot be the open the form of a rectangular prism? A) B) C) D)
36) Which of the followings has two symmetry axes? A) B) C) D)
Sınıf Öğretmeni Adaylarının Geometri Bilgilerinin Yordanması

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Asuman Duatepe Paksu
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March 19, 2016

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Duatepe Paksu, A. (2016). Predicting the Geometry Knowledge of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, 2(3), 15-27. https://izlik.org/JA44ZE39BA

Predicting the Geometry Knowledge of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers

Predicting the Geometry Knowledge of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers

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