Pre-Service Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Ways of Thinking, Ways of Understanding and Pedagogical Approaches in Problem-Solving Process
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The aim of this study is to investigate pre-service middle school mathematics teachers’ways of thinking (WoT), ways of understanding (WoU) and pedagogical approaches as well as
the relationships among them in the context of problem-solving within the DNR framework. In
this qualitatively designed study, the data was collected through clinical interviews with four
pre-service middle school mathematics teachers and analyzed through open and axial coding
approach. The results of the analysis indicated that pre-service mathematics teachers’ WoTs in
the context of problem-solving were fell into two categories. This study also revealed that WoTs
and particularly proof schemes in the context of problem-solving might play effective role in
pre-service middle school mathematics teachers’ pedagogical approaches.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Keywords: Problem solving,ways of thinking,ways of understanding,pre-service mathematics teachers.
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