Research Article

Examining the learning process of simple mathematical structures

Volume: 8 Number: 2 December 31, 2023
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Examining the learning process of simple mathematical structures

Abstract

A structure is a construction block that is formed under some specific rule, theory, axiom, etc. Mathematical structures, on the other hand, consist of elements and with these elements acting together, the structure gains integrity. Especially in teacher education, since advanced mathematical structures require high cognitive power and can quickly cause anxiety and result in giving up mathematics, it is necessary to focus on how simple mathematical structures are learned by pre-service teachers. In this study conducted with pre-service teachers taking the “Analytic Geometry” course, sample structures and related structures under the concepts in the course content were tried to be analysed. 3-dimensional mathematical objects, some formulae, dynamic geometry with GeoGebra, advanced geometry theorems were the areas where these simple mathematical structures could be decomposed. In addition, in this study, we tried to draw attention to transfer and analysed in which properties of the structures transfer occurs. Sample mathematical structures were shared with the students and the nature of learning was tried to be decomposed with these structures. In this context, since it was aimed to examine the experiences of pre-service teachers, case study, one of the qualitative research designs, was preferred. Data were collected through a questionnaire containing open-ended questions created by the researchers. As a result of the research, one of the prominent results of the study was that pre-service teachers could not recognise the structures well in the learning of simple mathematical structures and had difficulty in establishing relationships between structures because they could not recognise them well.

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Supporting Institution

The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.

Ethical Statement

This study was approved by Marmara University Institute of Educational Sciences Research and Publication Ethics Committee (Approval Number: 09-4, Date: 24.11.2022).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mathematics Education, Science and Mathematics Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

May 4, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 6, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Çeziktürk, Ö., Gökcen, Ş., Çetin, Y., Gören, Ö., Yıldız, M., Gebeş, B., Özbek, B., Öztürk, H. K., & İnci, A. (2023). Examining the learning process of simple mathematical structures. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(2), 110-121. https://izlik.org/JA98XH67WA
AMA
1.Çeziktürk Ö, Gökcen Ş, Çetin Y, et al. Examining the learning process of simple mathematical structures. YJER. 2023;8(2):110-121. https://izlik.org/JA98XH67WA
Chicago
Çeziktürk, Özlem, Şevval Gökcen, Yasin Çetin, et al. 2023. “Examining the Learning Process of Simple Mathematical Structures”. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (2): 110-21. https://izlik.org/JA98XH67WA.
EndNote
Çeziktürk Ö, Gökcen Ş, Çetin Y, Gören Ö, Yıldız M, Gebeş B, Özbek B, Öztürk HK, İnci A (December 1, 2023) Examining the learning process of simple mathematical structures. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 2 110–121.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Çeziktürk et al., “Examining the learning process of simple mathematical structures”, YJER, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 110–121, Dec. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA98XH67WA
ISNAD
Çeziktürk, Özlem - Gökcen, Şevval - Çetin, Yasin - Gören, Özkan - Yıldız, Merve - Gebeş, Betül - Özbek, Beyzanur - Öztürk, Hatice Kübra - İnci, Ahmet. “Examining the Learning Process of Simple Mathematical Structures”. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/2 (December 1, 2023): 110-121. https://izlik.org/JA98XH67WA.
JAMA
1.Çeziktürk Ö, Gökcen Ş, Çetin Y, Gören Ö, Yıldız M, Gebeş B, Özbek B, Öztürk HK, İnci A. Examining the learning process of simple mathematical structures. YJER. 2023;8:110–121.
MLA
Çeziktürk, Özlem, et al. “Examining the Learning Process of Simple Mathematical Structures”. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 110-21, https://izlik.org/JA98XH67WA.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Çeziktürk, Şevval Gökcen, Yasin Çetin, Özkan Gören, Merve Yıldız, Betül Gebeş, Beyzanur Özbek, Hatice Kübra Öztürk, Ahmet İnci. Examining the learning process of simple mathematical structures. YJER [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 1;8(2):110-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA98XH67WA