Research in Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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An Analysis of Pre-Service Teachers' Reflective Thinking for Tasks on Polar Coordinates

  • Oh, Hye Mi (Department of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Jee Hyun (Department of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kwon, Oh Nam (Department of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2013.05.20
  • Accepted : 2013.06.28
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

It is the first time that there is a subject, advanced mathematics in the 2009 revised high school curriculum. Therefore it is posing a challenge to the teachers who are teaching it. At the advanced level, it is important for learners to reflect on their mental mathematical activities. This research analysed pre-service secondary teachers' reflective thinking in solving the tasks specific for the teaching and learning of polar coordinates. We report how and through what process mathematical tasks that can create disequilibrium for pre-service secondary teachers enable reflective thinking and expand preservice secondary teachers' thoughts and recognition of defining reflective thinking in looking back on one's problem solving and thinking processes.

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