Research in Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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Pre-service teachers' perceptions of Mathematics as a language

  • Timor, Tsafi (Mathematical Education, lecturer at the Kibbutzim College of Education) ;
  • Patkin, Dorit (Mathematical Education, lecturer at the Kibbutzim College of Education)
  • Received : 2010.07.03
  • Accepted : 2010.09.24
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

The article deals with the perceptions of Mathematics as a language of pre-service teachers of Mathematics in a College of Education in Israel. The formal language of studying in the College of Education is Hebrew. The goals of the study were to examine the perceptions of pre-service teachers on the following issues: the language components involved in learning Mathematics, the basic cognitive skills required for learning Mathematics, and the perception of Mathematics as a language (PML). Findings indicated that due to new attitudes in mathematical training, pre-service teachers of Mathematics perceived Mathematics as a language regarding all language components.

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