ERIC Number: EJ1228218
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 19
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Evaluation of Teacher Candidates' Knowledge about Vectors
Saracoglu, Hanife; Kol, Özge
Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, v19 n2 Article 14 Dec 2018
In this study, it is aimed to reveal math teachers' knowledge level and misconceptions about vectors. The study was conducted with the participation of 66 teacher candidates in different nine universities. As for data collection tool, a questionnaire of 6 open-ended questions was used, related to basic knowledge about vector magnitude, addition, subtraction, scalar and vector products. In conclusion, we found that math teacher candidates had difficulty with notation for the magnitude of vector and did not interpret the direction of vector product. We observed that the female mathematics teacher candidates showed more successfully than male teacher candidates in vector properties.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Algebra, Geometric Concepts, Misconceptions, Knowledge Level, Gender Differences, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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