Discourse Perspective of Geometric Thoughts

Sasha Wang

ISBN 10: 3658128046 / ISBN 13: 9783658128043

Published by Springer Vieweg Mär 2016, 2016

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -SashaWang revisits the van Hiele model of geometric thinking with Sfard¿s discursiveframework to investigate geometric thinking from a discourse perspective. Theauthor focuses on describing and analyzing pre-service teachers¿ geometricdiscourse across different van Hiele levels. The explanatory power of Sfard¿sframework provides a rich description of how pre-service teachers think in thecontext of quadrilaterals. It also contributes to our understanding of humanthinking that is illustrated through the analysis of geometric discourseaccompanied by vignettes.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 256 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discourse Perspective of Geometric Thoughts
• Publisher: Springer Vieweg Mär 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658128046
• ISBN 13: 9783658128043
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 15D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 336 grams

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Synopsis

Sasha Wang revisits the van Hiele model of geometric thinking with Sfard’s discursive framework to investigate geometric thinking from a discourse perspective. The author focuses on describing and analyzing pre-service teachers’ geometric discourse across different van Hiele levels. The explanatory power of Sfard’s framework provides a rich description of how pre-service teachers think in the context of quadrilaterals. It also contributes to our understanding of human thinking that is illustrated through the analysis of geometric discourse accompanied by vignettes.

About the Author

Dr. Sasha Wang is an assistant professor of mathematics education at the Boise State University, Idaho, United States.