Comparing the Old and New 6th-8th Grades Mathematics Curricula in Terms of Van Hiele Understanding Levels for Geometry

This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the behaviors and attainments related to the plane geometry in the old and new 6th-8th grades mathematics curricula (MC) in terms of Van Hiele geometry understanding levels. With this purpose document analysis method was used. In the study, the leve...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2009, Vol.1, p.731
Main Authors: Yildiz, Cemalettin, Aydin, Mehmet, Kögce, Davut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Geometry
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematics Skills
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Summary:This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the behaviors and attainments related to the plane geometry in the old and new 6th-8th grades mathematics curricula (MC) in terms of Van Hiele geometry understanding levels. With this purpose document analysis method was used. In the study, the levels of behaviors and attainments in the old and new 6th-8th grades MC were determined according to Van Hiele theory. As a result of the study, it was found that although the number of attainments in the old mathematics curriculum related to plane geometry decreased in the new one, the percentage of levels of some of the topics was increased. Moreover it was found that both the old and new MC involve higher order behaviors and attainments for 6th grade such as deductive reasoning. [Paper presented at the World Conference on Educational Sciences, 2009.]
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428