THE SYSTEM OF COORDINATES AS AN OBSTACLE IN UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF DIMENSION |
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Authors: | Constantine Skordoulis Theodore Vitsas Vassilis Dafermos Eugenia Koleza |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Education, University of Athens, 13A Navarinou St., Athens, 10680, Greece;(2) Department of Political Science, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece;(3) Department of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece |
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Abstract: | The concept of dimension, one of the most fundamental ideas in mathematics, is firmly rooted in the basis of the school geometry in such a way that mathematics teachers rarely feel the need to mention anything about it. However, the concept of dimension is far from being fully understood by students, even at the college level. In this paper, we examine whether the Cartesian x-y plane is responsible for student difficulty in estimating the value of the dimension of an object, or is it only students misconceptions about dimension that lead them to a false estimation of the value of the dimension of various objects. A second question discussed in this paper examines whether the system of coordinates acts as an epistemological obstacle or whether it has only a didactical character. |
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Keywords: | dimension mathematics education preservice teachers science education teacher training |
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