Problem solving in teaching geometry: difficulties and undergraduate limits of a course of pedagogy
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1981-1322.2016v11n2p402Abstract
The objective was to investigate the difficulties and limits presented by licensees of a Pedagogy course to address on problem solving in the teaching geometry. They participated in the work 42 students enrolled in the fourth year of a pedagogy course of a public university located in the north of Paraná state. They resolved a written test consisting of 10 problems involving geometry content of the initial years. According to the marks obtained in this test, four students were selected, which were individually interviewed. The results showed unpreparedness to teach mathematics through problem solving.
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