The Representations of Pre-service Elementary Mathematics Teachers Used in Solving Mathematical Problems

• Main Authors: Ali Sabri İPEK, Samet OKUMUŞ
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gaziantep University 2012-12-01
• Series: Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences
• Subjects: Çoklu temsiller; matematiksel problem çözme; ilköğretim matematik öğretmen adayı; Multiple representations; mathematical problem solving; pre-service elementary mathematics teacher
• Online Access: http://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/24238/256948?publisher=gantep

In this study, what kind of representations pre-service elementary mathematics teachers use in problem solving processes, and their problems that they had related to these representations were researched. The data within the scope of this study was obtained from total of 48 pre-service teachers, and were collected from the using multiple representation in problem solving test and clinical interviews. According to data obtained, the pre-service teachers were determined that using in particular verbal representations intensively rather than other representations (algebraic, graphical and numeric) in the problems solving process. However, the pre-service teachers who thought the usage of representations had important function particularly in the understanding the problem stage were determined that having problems like inability to create a representation to a problem, or inability to make translation between the representations