Preservice Primary Teachers' Understanding of the Concept of Altitude of a Triangle.

Gutierrez, Angel; Jaime, Adela

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ERIC Number: EJ598075

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Preservice Primary Teachers' Understanding of the Concept of Altitude of a Triangle.

Gutierrez, Angel; Jaime, Adela

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, v2 n3 p253-75 1999

The way teachers understand mathematics strongly influences their teaching and what pupils learn. Describes the influence of two variables on preservice teachers' performance: (1) the presence of a formal definition; and (2) previous classroom activities that addressed the concept of the altitude of a triangle. (Contains 30 references.) (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Triangles (Geometry)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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