Students’ views about activities developed on the history of Pythagoras’ theorem

In this study, students’ views were taken about history of Pythagoras theorem that contains improved activity which in the history people was thrilled at and there are a lot of their proofs. The study was conducted with 15 students 8th grade at a public elementary school in Trabzon during the spring...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2011, Vol.15, p.882-886
Main Authors: Seyitoğlu, Elif, Akkaya, Kübra, Yıldız, Cemalettin, Arslan, Selahattin, Çoştu, Serkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Elementary School Mathematics
Elementary School Students
Foreign Countries
Geometric Concepts
Geometry
Grade 8
History
History of mathematics
Mathematical Logic
mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
primary school
Pythagoras theorem
Student Attitudes
student views
Teaching Methods
Validity
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Summary:In this study, students’ views were taken about history of Pythagoras theorem that contains improved activity which in the history people was thrilled at and there are a lot of their proofs. The study was conducted with 15 students 8th grade at a public elementary school in Trabzon during the spring term of 2009-2010 school year. Case study method was used in this study. Data were taken from observation notes which were written by researchers and semi-structured interviews that were conducted with students. At the end of the study, most students said that they took pleasure in practice and wanted such kind of the lessons.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.03.204