PRESERVICE SECONDARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF TURKISH AND AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL GEOMETRY TEXTBOOK
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the preservice mathematics teachers’ comparative analyses of Turkish and American geometry textbook. This study explores issues emerging from a teacher education activity from a course called “Textbook Analyses in Mathematics Education” in which preservice mathematics teachers were invited to analyze selected sections of different mathematics instructional materials i.e. US textbook, Turkish textbook . Findings of study showed that comparative analyses open up new windows into teaching and learning mathematics for preservice teachers. Textbook writers should consider the international curriculum materials
Keywords
Textbook Analyses in Mathematics Education, Comparative analyses of geometry textbook
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