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COMPARING JAPANESE AND FINNISH 6(TH) AND 8(TH) GRADERS' WAYS TO APPLY AND CONSTRUCT DEFINITIONS




TekijätSilfverberg H, Matsuo N

ToimittajaO. Figueras, J.L. Cortina, S. Alatorre, T. Rojano, & A. Sepúlveda

KustannuspaikkaMeksiko

Julkaisuvuosi2008

Lehti: Proceedings of the PME Conference

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiPROCEEDINGS OF THE JOINT MEETING OF PME 32 AND PME-NA XXX, VOL 4

Lehden akronyymiPME CONFERENCE PROCE

Aloitussivu257

Lopetussivu264

Sivujen määrä3

ISSN0771-100X


Tiivistelmä
Defining mathematical concepts is an important theme. Many researchers have recognized the importance of developing students understanding of the idea of mathematical defining and attempted to propose methods for helping students to achieve a more sophisticated understanding of the defining (e.g. Zaslavsky & Shir 2005). However, little close attention, except the studies like Fujita and Jones (1997) and Ouvrier-Buffet (2006a & 2006b), has been given to how defining skills are actually related to other skills like for instance hierarchical classifications in students' reasoning. The purpose of this paper is to clarify Japanese and Finnish students' ways of defining geometric concepts. Although, both Finland and Japan have been the top countries in international comparisons, such as the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), in addition to many similarities, there are also significant differences between Japanese and Finnish students' geometrical thinking.



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